KOZHIKODE: Former chief minister Oommen Chandy changed his stand on Rahul Gandhi contesting from Wayanad. I haven’t said that he will contest, I just requested him to contest, Chandy told reporters here. Only Rahul can give us a hint whether he is contesting or not, he said.

Chandy said when Tamil Nadu and Karnataka units of the Congress wanted him to contest from there, we also raised the similar demand. All in the party wants him to contest from a second seat apart from Amethi. However, a decision has not been taken so far on Rahul contesting from Wayanad, he added.

If Rahul is not contesting from Wayanad, then who will contest from here will be decided by the central election committee. Chandy responded in an unclear manner on the candidature of T Siddique in Wayanad. This hints that the high command has not yet taken a decision on the party candidate, he said.