Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met Wayanad victims

The brother-sister got emotional meeting the Kerala landslide victims and recalled their father’s death.

Kerala Wayanad landslides have shaken the nation, with the death toll increasing with every report on the disaster and the surge in the number of injured and fear-trapped. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited the affected place on Thursday, August 1, and met the victims. They were seen getting emotional after meeting the Wayanad victims and recalled their father’s death.

Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi turn emotional.

Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, after meeting the victims of Wayanad landslides, turned emotional. Former Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi said he felt similar to how he felt when his father (Rajiv Gandhi) died. 

What did Rahul Gandhi say about the Kerala landslide disaster?

Stating it to be “quite a difficult day,” Rahul Gandhi said it was a terrible tragedy for Wayanad, Kerala, and the nation. He said, “We have come here to see the situation, it’s quite a painful experience to see how many people have lost their family members, lost houses. It’s very difficult to speak to people in these circumstances because really you don’t know what to say to them. It’s been quite a difficult day for me, but we are going to try and help, and make sure the survivors get what is their due.” He added, “I feel how I felt when my father died. I remember what I felt when my father died… and here people have not just lost a father, they have lost their entire family.” He, in fact, said that the feeling was worse than what he felt when his father died.

BJP takes a dig at Rahul-Priyanka’s visit to Wayanad.

The BJP took a dig at Rahul-Priyanka’s visit to Wayanad, terming it “tragedy tourism.” Amit Malviya, BJP IT headon X, said, “Someone needs to tell Third Time Fail Rahul Gandhi that Wayanad is ravaged by a tragedy, which could have been averted, had he done the needful as an MP. But he seems to think it is a photo op. Look at the number of cameras accompanying Balak Buddhi. Gandhis love Tragedy Tourism.”