Poll scene in Thrissur hots up

The poll scene in the Thrissur Assembly constituency has hotted up with National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Suresh Gopi too filing his nomination papers on Thursday. United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Padmaja Venugopal and Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate P. Balachandran had filed their nominations early and have already completed one round of campaigning.

Confusion in finalising the NDA candidate and his ill health has delayed the action hero’s entry into the poll scene. The actor, who was discharged from hospital after a brief illness, landed in a helicopter here in the morning. Accompanied by Bharatiya Janata Party workers on motorcycles, he reached the Collectorate to file the nomination. The Centre was planning legislation on the Sabarimala issue. All temples would reach in the hands of believers and they should not be in the hands of atheist politicians, Mr. Gopi said after filing the nomination. There would be a tight fight in Thrissur, but I had full confidence in the voters here, he said. Mr. Gopi went back in the same helicopter to Thiruvananthapuram.