Congress President Sonia Gandhi was in Kochi today at a special convention of the party's Kerala unit.
Here are the highlights of her speech:
I am sure you will work together as a team and win the elections
Kerala have a a huge mandate in 2009, we have to repeat that performance
We will be seeking people's mandates confidently based on our achievements at state and national level
2014 elections isn't about achievements
2014 is the most important elections because it's about what kind of India you want
Idea of India is under threat by those who don't just seek to rule but to change India's very heart and soul
The choice is between India of all or India of some serving the interest of few
We want unity, thy want uniformity. Our idea joins India together, their divides
You have a choice to build India of 21st century, or an India that is a prisoner to an ideology
[On CPI(M)]: Our principle opponent in Kerala - only solve differences through violence, brutal acts and murders, killing
(On different support groups within Congress in Kerala):To me there is only Congress and that's how we will face this election. The only group is - Congress group and no other group.