Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Saturday kicked off the party's Lok Sabha poll campaign in Kerala, saying the upcoming elections are crucial to defend national ideals like unity and secularism.

At a special convention held here, Gandhi tried to infuse energy into party functionaries as well as the rank and file for the crucial upcoming electoral battle and urged them to fight to protect "our constitutional ethoes of secularism".

Gandhi said the "idea of secular India is under threat by those who don't just seek to rule but to change India's very heart and soul".

"We want unity, thy want uniformity. Our idea joins India together, their divides...The choice is between India of all or India of some serving the interest of few," she added. "You have a choice to build India of 21st century, or an India that is a prisoner to an ideology."

Talking about the upcoming General Elections, Gandhi said: "2014 elections isn't about achievements. 2014 is the most important elections because it's about what kind of India you want."

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