Rahul Gandhi had last visited Wayanad in February, when he had slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged nexus with business tycoon Gautam Adani.
Though Reddy had remained dormant in politics in the past few years, his allegiance with the BJP would likely give a boost to the saffron party in the Andhra Pradesh assembly elections.
In weeks of hospitalization, Elangovan endured setback and on March 20, the hospital said that Elangovan had tested positive for COVID-19 and he was diagnosed with coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure.
By releasing a video of Congress Files, BJP took to Twitter and wrote, "The first episode of the Congress Files, see how one after the other corruption and scams took place under the Congress rule."
In the midst of nationwide spotlight on his stage, Rahul Gandhi is now ready for a legal battle against his conviction and he would be moving his appeal petition on Monday - April 3.