Sources in the Congress are reported to have said that at the meeting, Gandhi asked that the leaders should be very careful about the political strategy and should not do or say anything that does not toe the party line.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had laid stress on discipline, ensuring unity and filling up the vacant posts to strengthen the party’s Kerala unit.

Besides Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, AICC general secretary KC Venugopal, Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Kerala Congress chief K Sudhakaran, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader in the Kerala Assembly VD Satheesan, Thiruvananthapuram MP Tharoor and AICC in-charge of Kerala Deepa Dasmunshi, among others, attended the meeting.

Talking to reporters after the meeting Deepa Dasmunshi said, “We got a clear indication from our high command that the Congress is very much connected with the people of Kerala emotionally and politically. People are looking for a change, so we should not do anything that will disrespect the people of Kerala.” She went on to add that this was a clear indication and if anyone (says) anything personally, “we will take strong action, because we have no right to disrespect the people of Kerala”.