Stepping up his attack on the Prime Minister on the second day of his visit to Wayanad, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha election campaign was filled with "lies, poison and hatred", but his party stood for truth, love and affection.
Gandhi, who is in his constituency on a thanksgiving three-day visit after being elected to the Lok Sabha, addressed party workers at Kalpetta, Kambalakkad, Panamaram, Mananthavady Pulpally and Sulthan Bathery.
A large number of Congress-led United Democratic Front workers, women and children thronged the route in all the places in the six receptions addressed by Gandhi, on the second day of the visit.
Launching a scathing attack on the Prime Minister, Gandhi said Modi "uses hatred, anger and lies", which are his "weapons".
The Congress will continue to fight the "worst sentiments" the Prime Minister represents, he said.
"At the national level, we are fighting poison.
Modi's campaign was filled with lies, poison, hatred and divided the people of the country. He used lies in the election.... Congress stood for truth, love and affection," Gandhi said addressing the crowd at Kalpetta.
Bathery, the last roadshow of the day, saw the maximum participation with people waiting to catch a glimpse of their MP, for whom they had given a massive majority.
"My doors will be open for all, regardless of any ideology or political affiliation", he said.
At Bathery also, Gandhi hit out at the Prime Minister, saying his party was fighting Modi's "poisonous" campaign.
"We are fighting the poisonous campaign of Modi.
He might have all the institutions, channels, media, all the money in the world, all the rich business men. But we have truth by our side".
On Wayanad, he said even though "we have a lot of challenges in the constituency, there are opportunities too" and added that he wouldraise Kerala's voice in Parliament.
Gandhi in a tweet later, said: "I am humbled by the love and affection showered on me by the people of Wayanad, as I tour the constituency. I thank you all for your support."
Congress general secretary in-charge of Karnataka K C Venugopal, Leader of the Opposition in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala and Kerala Congress chief Mullappally Ramachandran were with Gandhi in his special vehicle.
Though it rained heavily in parts of the constituency Friday, the weather did not play spoilsport as it was bright and sunny throughout the day.
Gandhi had contested the Lok Sabha election from Wayanad, in addition to his family bastion of Amethi, but lost to Union minister Smriti Irani in the Uttar Pradesh constituency.