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Rahul Gandhi hints at relinquishing Wayanad, BJP hits out at ‘cheating’ (Lead)

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Wayanad (Kerala), June 12 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is in Kerala on Wednesday, admitted that he was in a dilemma as to which Lok Sabha constituency he should relinquish — Wayanad or Rae Bareli – but then in Wayanad, dropped enough hints that he will be dropping the Kerala seat.State BJP chief K. Surendran, who had contested against Gandhi and finished a distant third, termed Gandhi’s indication “cheating”. Meanwhile, advertisement boards have come up in Wayanad which welcome Gandhi’s sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi to contest the by-election.Gandhi, who arrived at the Kozhikode airport in the morning, drove to Edavana in the Malappuram district which is part of his constituency. He was given a rousing welcome and in his first public meeting, he said he was in a dilemma about Wayanad and Rae Bareli. “Unfortunately like Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi, I am not guided by god, as I am a human being…God takes all decisions. But I don’t have that luxury as I am an ordinary human being. My god is the poor people of India. My god is the people of Wayanad… What I will commit to the people of Wayanad and Raebareli… whatever decision taken … all of you will be happy,” said Gandhi.Addressing another meeting at Kalpetta in Wayanad, Gandhi said his relationship with Wayanad will be forever and it will be beyond elections or votes.”Speculations have started whether it’s Wayanad or Rae Bareli. Everybody knows the answer except me. In

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