Palakkad Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootathil

Rahul Mamkootathil, the Congress candidate in the Palakkad bypoll, denied the CPM’s allegations of bringing black money in a blue trolley bag to the hotel. He explained that the bag contained personal items, not money, and offered to end his campaign if anyone could prove otherwise. He also demanded the release of CCTV footage to prove his innocence. Meanwhile, Congress organized a protest march against the police’s midnight raid in hotel rooms where women leaders were staying, with KPCC President K Sudhakaran stating that legal action would be pursued against the police officers involved.