She has managed campaigns for her mother and brother in the dust and grime of eastern Uttar Pradesh over the past few elections. But in a first, Priyanka Vadra turned at her brother's side at a polling centre for local Youth Congress office-bearers in Trichy on Wednesday.
Rahul Gandhi and she had been in Thrissur in Kerala to attend a wedding in the family of a close family aide. In the afternoon, the two reached Trichy in neighbouring Tamil Nadu to boost what was billed as an attempt to rebuild Congress at the grassroots decades after it ceased to be a major factor in the state's sharply polarised politics.
Only a few months ago, Rahul had travelled extensively in Tamil Nadu to encourage the membership drive of the party's youth wing. As a Congress general secretary, he is in charge of YC and student front NSUI.
Observers see Rahul's repeated forays into Tamil Nadu as an attempt to prepare the party as a contender for power and more space in a post-Karunanidhi scenario.
Source : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Priyanka-joins-Rahul-on-Kerala-election-trail/articleshow/5695426.cms
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