Thrissur, Apr 22: Padmaja Venugopal, daughter of senior leader K Karunakaran, today filed nomination papers as Congress candidate in Mukundapuram Lok Sabha seat today. KPCC acting chief P P Thankachan, DCC president Bhaskaran Nair, MLAs P P George, T U Radhakrishnan and Savithri Lakshman were present when she filed nomination.
Choice of Padmaja Venugopal has made electoral tussle in the Congress bastion a keenly watched affair. The LDF has fielded former minister Lonappan Nambadan to give a tough fight to the Congress in the seat held by Karunakaran in the last Lok Sabha.
Bureau Report