Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu), April 21: Congress vice chairman Rahul Gandhi Monday aforesaid in future too the party can stand alone in Tamil Nadu and convey a government liked  by the people.

Addressing an election rally here, about 520 km from Chennai, he said: “I am proud to see Congress cadres operating sky-high in the elections.”

Gandhi expressed his happiness at the party putt up a robust challenge within the general elections despite fighting alone.

For a protracted time, the Congress had been piggybacking on the AIADMK or the DMK within the state. now around, no party within the state was willing to align with the Congress due to factors like corruption, inflation, value rise and others.

Even its long-time ally DMK walked out of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, expressing discontentment at the approach the centre was handing the Sri Lankan Tamils’ issue.

Gandhi aforesaid the state parties won’t come back to power at the centre post elections and Congress cadres should work to bring a pro-poor and lay government.

Claiming that it’s only the Congress that worked for the management of the people, Gandhi aforesaid the country progressed economically and socially only beneath the UPA government.