THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: GV Raja award instituted by State Sports Council has been bagged by Kerala Kaumudi Thiruvananthapuram unit photographer Ajay Madhu.

The award comprises a cash prize of Rs 50 thousand, citation and memento.

The award is for the photo of junior girls’ hurdles competition held during the Pala State School Athletic meet; it had been published on Kerala Kaumudi daily under the title ‘Pakachu poya Kaumaram.

Ajay Madhu is the son of the late CPM leader Kuttiyanikkadu Madhu and Jayakumari. New Delhi Divya Jyothi Dental College PG student Dr Aiswarya Madhu is his sister. He has also won the Indo-American Press Club Award of 2014.