Third Eye: Kerala poll a boiling cauldron, Rahul Gandhi criticises Bachchan family again and PM Modi's Malda rally

Bachchan seen as serious, I non-serious: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi continues to target film star Amitabh Bachchan and his actress daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai. While he commented on Bachchan’s presence at the Ram Mandir consecration earlier this year, on Wednesday while addressing the Samajik Nyay Sammelan’ he brought in the Bachchan family again stating that while he is often labelled as ‘non-serious’ and ‘uninterested’ in politics, the Bachchans and Virat Kohli are seen as ‘serious’.

'Must Have Been Son of the Soil In Last Birth': PM Modi


PM Modi has always been a crowd puller. This time too Malda’s rally was no exception. But the excitement of the people present at the rally made the PM emotional. He was overwhelmed by the love of people of Bengal and said he must have been a son of the soil in his last birth. “Love and excitement of people of Bengal is amazing. Looks like whether I was a son of Bengal in my last birth or I will be reborn as a son of this soil in my next birth. I am really overwhelmed by your love,” an emotional PM said.

Kerala Poll a Boiling Cauldron

Kerala this time is undergoing an unprecedented oppressive weather that has posed a huge challenge to the election campaigns of all political parties. Scorching heat, coupled with brutal level of humidity and spiraling electoral fever, have turned the poll season into a deadly brew that has made the candidates, and their fellow campaigners go through a tortuous time in their quest for votes.