India, March 2 -- Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday declared that Congress leaders in Kerala 'stand as one' and were 'united'.

The Congress leader's statement came amid speculation of an internal rift between the party and Shashi Tharoor.

Gandhi posted a photo from a press conference of Kerala Congress leaders following a meeting with the party's leadership in Delhi on February 28.

"They stand as one, united by the light of purpose ahead," the Rae Bareli MP wrote in the caption. The hashtag 'Team Kerala' was also used.

The meeting was attended by Tharoor, Rahul Gandhi, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, general secretary K C Venugopal, Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Kerala unit chief K Sudhakaran, Congress Legis...