THRISSUR, March 29 -- As returning officer VR Krishna Teja, who is also the District Collector, started accepting the nomination papers for the Lok Sabha election from Thrissur constituency on Thursday, Kunhambu Nair Padmarajan (64) was present to file the first nomination paper.

Since all the papers were in order, the returning officer accepted the same and Padmarajan rushed to Thrissur Railway Station to board the train to Kannur to visit his ancestral home and worship in front of the family deity.

Thrissur hogged the national limelight thanks to film actor-turned -politician Suresh Gopi who is contesting from the constituency as a BJP candidate. But for one day, people forget the star candidate and his challengers K Muraleedharan (Co...