Kannur, March 26 -- AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday hit back at Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's criticism of Rahul Gandhi, asserting that the people of the state will give a "vivid reply" to the CM in the assembly elections.

Speaking to ANI in Kannur, the Congress Lok Sabha MP from Alappuzha said, "The chief minister, who is completely banking on BJP mercy, has no moral right to say a single word about Rahul Gandhi...This type of low-level attack against Rahul Gandhi, the people of Kerala will give a vivid reply to CM Pinarayi."

The remarks follow CM Pinarayi's press conference in Ernakulam earlier today, where he labelled Rahul Gandhi and the Congress as the "B-team" of the BJP, accusing them of adopting positi...