Orkkatteri, April 6 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has stated that only Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) could save Kerala and Puducherry from unemployment and price rise, saying it was in the hands of people to make use of it.

Delivering an election campaign speech on Sunday, Shivakumar said the states of South India must stand united to protect the Constitution of this country, as the situation in Kerala and Puducherry today is the same as what Karnataka was facing three years ago, when the Congress came to power and implemented the five guarantees and protected the people of Karnataka.

"Just as roots are essential to a tree, faith is equally essential to a human being. Our faith lies in the Constitution of...