But it was EK Nayanar, a crowd favourite, who finally assumed the post. In the last Assembly election, KK Shailaja’s name had briefly floated about until the party announced that none of the ...

He has surpassed the record of former CM K Karunakaran. Late CPM leader E K Nayanar holds the record of the longest serving CM of the state. Pinarayi completed 3,247 days as CM on Tuesday.

Other highlights include CP Achutha Menon's “My First Fee”, Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar's “Dwaraka”, Ambadi Karthyayani Amma’s “Conscience and Avarice”, and M Saraswatibhai’s ...