Thiruvananthapuram, May 13 -- Posters appeared at Wayanad district Congress committee office in Kerala on Wednesday warning Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of the repercussions if they back senior leader KC Venugopal for chief minister's post.

Venugopal was backed by six of the nine party leaders who attended a Congress meeting on Tuesday on selecting the United Democratic Front (UDF) CM, while two leaders-- K Muralidharan and VM Sudheeran-- supported VD Satheesan, and one remained neutral.

Ramesh Chemmithala, Congress leader and MLA from Haripad, is the other contender for the post. While Venugopal has the backing of the majority of the elected Congress MLAs, Satheesan has wide support among the party rank and fi...