Rahul Gandhi’s UAE visit a huge success: Oommen Chandy

Thiruvananthapuram: Congress President Rahul Gandhi's two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was a huge success, party General Secretary Oommen Chandy said on Sunday. He had various interactions with people. The highlight was his public meeting in which over 40,000 people packed the stadium to hear him, the former Kerala Chief Minister told IANS. The visit to the UAE was planned by Chandy, who was in the UAE for several days along with his former cabinet colleague and Indian Union Muslim League Lok Sabha member P.K. Kunhalikutty to organise the trip. Thousands of Indians settled in various GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries attended the rally, Chandy said. He said the visit to a labour camp where at least 5,000 Indians reside was an eye-opener to the Congress President. Gandhi also interacted with students at the IMT University and met Indian business honchos. Catch up on all the latest Crime, National, International and Hatke news here. Also, download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever