Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan accused Priyanka Gandhi of contesting the Wayanad bypoll with Jamaat-e-Islami’s support, questioning Congress’s stance on secularism. He criticized Jamaat-e-Islami for undermining democratic values and aligning with the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir. Vijayan claimed their aim was to defeat CPI(M)’s Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami, but the people chose him instead.