On June 7, 2019, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who was elected to the Lok Sabha from Wayanad constituency in Kerala, arrived here on the afternoon as thousands gathered to welcome him, braving heavy rain. Gandhi, who contested from two parliamentary seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections - Amethi in Uttar Pradesh and Wayanad - won from Wayanad with a record margin of 431,770 votes.

#Congress President #RahulGandhi, who was elected to the #LokSabha from #Wayanad constituency in #Kerala arrived on June 7 afternoon as thousands gathered to welcome him, braving heavy rain.

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— IANS Tweets (@ians_india) June 7, 2019

The Congress President arrived at the Kozhikode airport at around 2.45 p.m. and was received by state Congress President Mullapally Ramachandran, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala and top leaders from the Indian Union Muslim League.