No lockdown for Aritha, she is with her dear cows

KAYAMKULAM: Aritha was not discourage by the defeat in the elections. The 27-year-old is can be seen in of Puthuppally village happily caring for her dear cows and intervening in the problems that arise. Aritha enjoys the adjective 'milkmaid' without any loss in pride.

Aritha Babu starts her daily routine with cattle rearing. As soon as she gets up, she goes to the cattle shed. There are five cows. The dung should be washed, cleaned and milked. Arita delivers milk to the dairy society in Govindamuttam in the morning and evening. She collects 12 litres of milk over two times. The rest will be bottled and taken to nearby houses on a scooter. Sometimes she goes to cut down grass with her father.

Despite being one of the star candidates in the Congress in the last assembly elections, Aritha Babu lost to the LDF 's U Prathibha in the Kayamkulam constituency by 6298 votes. As per Aritha's assumption, she lost due to LDF wave, despite Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi campaigning for her. When asked about the marriage, Aritha, the state secretary of the Youth Congress, said: "I will think about it after the lockdown."

Arif's remarks

AM Arif MP spoke about Aritha's candidature at a meeting saying "it's not a election to the dairy society". Aritha and family, who earns their living through cowns, was hurt by these words. She responded that she is hurt not only for her, but for all the dairy farmers who felt insulted.

Prayers in front of the lord

After taking care of the cows in the morning, Aritha leaves the house only after praying in front of her beloved Lord Krishna and reciting the entire sloka Vishnu Sahasranama. Then, she will be there for the people. Last time she was a district panchayat member. Aritha is a B.Com graduate. Elder brother Arun works in the marketing field.