“Was invited only for Lohia Maidan, Margao function”: Girish Chodankar clarifies

MARGAO: Dispelling rumours that he was ditching the Congress campaign activity in Goa, former Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar today told a local news outlet that he was only invited for the Lohia Maidan function at Margao, which he attended.

Girish told the news outlet that he was not invited for the other function in North Goa.

After his presence was not visible at the North Goa function, his detractors and some Congress persons were quick to point out on social media that after being denied the ticket for the South Goa Lok Sabha seat, Chodankar has made himself invisible at party events.

The Goa unit of the Indian National Congress today launched their poll campaigns in North and South Goa with much fanfare and a show of strength, with their MLAs and other opposition leaders and MLAs including those from the Aam Aadmi Party and their alliance partner Goa Forward Party being present.