<p>Irattayar (Idukki): In what may embarrass the grand old party in the run up to the Kerala Assembly elections where campaigning has reached an intense pitch, former Idukki MP Joyce George has stirred a controversy calling Congress leader Rahul Gandhi an &ldquo;unmarried trouble maker&rdquo;.</p> <p>George made this unwarranted remark while addressing an election rally at Irattayar in Kerala&rsquo;s Idukki district on Monday where he lashed out at the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Gandhi scion in particular.</p> <p>George, who had won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections from Idukki as the CPI (M) supported independent candidate, while referring to Gandhi&rsquo;s visit to a women&rsquo;s college in Kochi last week for an interaction with the students alleged the former Congress president visits only women&rsquo;s colleges and asked the girls to be &ldquo;cautious&rdquo; while dealing with him.</p> <p><strong>READ:</strong> <strong><a href="https://ift.tt/39np7Hy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">'LDF Betrayed Kerala For Few Pieces Of Gold': PM Modi During Rally In Kerala; Seeks Support For 'Metro Man' Sreedharan</a></strong></p> <p>&ldquo;Girls never bend down in front of him&hellip; he is an unmarried trouble maker,&rdquo; PTI quoted George as saying.</p> <p>The Congress leaders in Kerala went ballistic over George&rsquo;s diatribe against Gandhi with Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala dubbing his remarks to be &ldquo;unfortunate and unacceptable&rdquo;. He also demanded George&rsquo;s arrest while categorically stating that a case should be registered against the former Idukki MP.</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/INCKerala/status/1376752525085306886?s=20[/tw]</p> <p><strong>READ:<a href="https://ift.tt/3dcYO88" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> &lsquo;No Refuge For Myanmarese&rsquo;: Order &lsquo;Misconstrued And &lsquo;Misinterpreted&rsquo;, Says Manipur Govt</a></strong></p> <p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, however, distanced himself from George&rsquo;s remarks while interacting with the media in Kasaragod on Tuesday stating the Left Democratic Front (LDF) will oppose Gandhi &ldquo;politically not personally&rdquo;</p>

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