Thiruvananthapuram: Candidates makes most of final hours before elections
Thiruvananthapuram: The candidates in Thiruvananthapuram and Attingal constituencies made a last-ditch attempt to ensure as many votes as possible during their silent campaign on Monday. Congress candidate Shashi Tharoor underwent a medical review at the Medical College Hospital where doctors removed the 11 stitches on his head which were required for the injuries he sustained during the Thulabharam at Gandhari Amman temple here the other day.
Tharoor later visited the priests at the Carmel Monastery Hill Church seeking their support. He also went to several apartments at Gowreesapattom, Pottakuzhy and Kunnukuzhy and attended some marriages and receptions.
Train passengers who arrived at the Central Railway Station at Thampanoor were greeted by NDA candidate Ku-mmanam Rajasekharan seeking votes. He was accompanied by BJP district president S. Suresh. Later, Kummanam went to the Museum grounds and also Kanakakunnu Palace grounds, frequented by scores of morning joggers. Kummanam also played a quick game of badminton.
CPI candidate C. Divakaran visited the nuns at the Nalanchira convent at 8 a.m. and reached the Central Railway Station to meet the passengers. He also visited a newspaper office at Pettah seeking the employees’ support and prayed before the statue of Palpu, social revolutionary.
In the afternoon, Divakaran visited MSK Nagar and the housing colonies at Kalladimukku and Rajaji Nagar where a few voters had recently died.
Attingal LDF candidate A. Sampath visited Thiruvananthapuram Medical College where one of the party workers, Aryanad Salil, was admitted following an accident. He spent some time with the family members of party leader Sadasivan at Chalakuzhy lane here and at the Santhigiri Ashram.
NDA candidate Sobha Surendran attended a marriage function at Korani and visited several booths and party workers.
Congress candidate Adoor Prakash complained to returning officer K. Vasuki that there were more than one lakh extra votes in Attingal. Later, he also met the voters and party workers in the constituency.
