KALPETTA: Congress leader and former MP Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have arrived in Wayanad. This is Rahul Gandhi's first visit to Wayanad after he was disqualified as Lok Sabha MP. Several senior party leaders are in Wayanad to welcome the two. Film stars such as Joy Mathew are attending the campaign being held by the party.

Congress workers, who have gathered to catch a glimpse of Rahul Gandhi, are waving the national flag instead of the party flag. Rahul and Priyanka will participate in the road show till the MP office. Traffic has come to a complete standstill in Kalpetta town. About 800 policemen have been deployed for security.

Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as Lok Sabha MP on March 24 after he was sentenced to two years in jail by the Surat Court in the 2019 defamation case.