Thiruvunanthapuram, March 21 -- Kerala has got its first transgender lawyer in the form of Padma Lakshmi, whose name has been enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of the state.

Kerala Industries Minister P Rajeev shared a photo of Padma Lakshmi on his Instagram handle congratulating her.

Rajeev wrote, "Congratulations to Padmalakshmi who overcame all the hurdles of life and enrolled as the first transgender advocate in Kerala. Becoming the first is always the hardest achievement in history. There are no predecessors on the way to the goal. Obstacles will be inevitable. There will be people to mute and discourage. Padmalakshmi has written her name in the legal history by overcoming all this."

He added, "Padmalakshmi's paths have...