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The Hindu
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G Anand

Absence of IUML and Congress colours at Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad rally puts UDF on a sticky wicket

Rahul Gandhi IUML UDF Wayanad Pinarayi Vijayan Bharatiya Janata Party

The glaring absence of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Congress colours at Rahul Gandhi’s headline-grabbing roadshow in Wayanad on Wednesday appeared to have come back to haunt the United Democratic Front (UDF) in more ways than one.

To its chagrin, the UDF seemed to have discerned that the political optics of absence can have a bigger, not necessarily a welcome, impact than presence in electoral politics, be it party colours or high-profile personalities.

A sea of IUML and Congress streamers heralded Mr. Gandhi’s first electoral foray into Wayanad in 2019. The contrast could not have been more stark for the incumbent MP on his second sally into the Lok Sabha constituency in 2024.

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