Thiruvananthapuram, Dec. 10 -- Kerala witnessed a vibrant start to the first phase of its local body elections today, with prominent political, religious, and community leaders setting the tone by casting their votes early.
Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar exercised his franchise at Jawahar Nagar LP School at 11 am, while union Minister Suresh Gopi was among the earliest voters, casting his ballot at Shasthamkotta Government School at 7 am.
Several key Congress leaders were also among the early voters. They included K. C. Venugopal, Opposition leader V. D. Satheesan, CWC member Ramesh Chennithala, Lok Sabha member Dr. Shashi Tharoor, K. Muraleedharan, and V. M. Sudheeran.
Prominent UDF leaders such as Adoor Prakash, Thiruvanchur Radh...