FIR registered over anti-Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi posters in Wayanad: ‘Kerala will never forgive’
Police in Wayanad, Kerala, have registered an FIR following the appearance of posters criticizing Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Mallikarjun Kharge. The posters expressed opposition to KC Venugopal being considered for Kerala's chief minister post and warned of political consequences. The case was filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Kerala Police Act based on a complaint by local MLA T Siddique.
- ▪The posters were put up outside the Wayanad district Congress office and near Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's MP office in Mukkam, Kozhikode.
- ▪One poster read: 'Mr Rahul, KC might be your bag bearer, but people of Kerala will never forgive you,' while another warned: 'Wayanad will be next Amethi.'
- ▪The FIR was registered at Kalpetta police station after the Congress leadership had not yet announced Kerala's chief minister following the UDF's election victory.
- ▪CCTV footage shows a person pasting the posters around 3 am, though the individual's face is not clearly visible.
- ▪The Congress later named VD Satheesan, not KC Venugopal, as Kerala's chief minister-designate after internal party protests.
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FIR registered over anti-Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi posters in Wayanad: ‘Kerala will never forgive’One of the posters read: “Mr Rahul, KC might be your bag bearer, but people of Kerala will never forgive you.” Another warned: “Wayanad will be next Amethi.”Updated on: May 17, 2026 2:02 PM ISTEdited by Priyanshu PriyaShare viaCopy link Police in Kerala’s Wayanad have registered a case after posters targeting Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mallikarjun Kharge surfaced outside the district Congress office and nearby areas, officials said on Sunday.Wayanad poster row: Police register case over messages aimed at Congress Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi.
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