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The campaign of abuse surprised and really worried him , according to his close friend James Gurling.
Mr Kennedy s former brother-in-law Mr Gurling said: The level of anger and vociferous nature of the campaign surprised and really worried him. When you ve got anonymous notes being left on your car or things put through your letterbox unsigned but highly aggressive, you begin to wonder what s in those people s minds.
A friend of Mr Kennedy, Mary Ann Kennedy, said it is wrong to say the SNP was against Charles Kennedy .
Former Liberal Democrats leader Charles Kennedy (Image: GETTY)
However, she added: There was a petty, malicious group which undermined him, devising an election campaign which was shameful.