Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that the Centre warned the Kerala Government on July 23 of the possibility of excessive rain and landslides, seven days before landslides in Wayanad district led to at least 144 deaths and the devastation of several villages. Shah said nine teams of the National Disaster Response Force were despatched to Kerala on July 23 and that subsequent warnings were issued to the state government on July 24, July 25 and July 26. Clarifying the government’s stance after a calling-attention…