Kerala bypolls: Arguments about civility in electoral politics dominate Palakkad byelection narrative
During a recent byelection campaign stop in Palakkad, Kerala, tensions between political rivals were on full display when P. Sarin, an expelled Congress leader now running as an Independent candidate, ran into his former colleague Rahul Mamkootathil, who is representing the United Democratic Front (UDF). Mamkootathil and another Congress leader, Shafi Parambil, ignored Sarin’s attempts…