THRISSUR: Dr Bindu, a left front candidate from Irinjalakuda said that she was not nominated because she is wife of CPM state secretary A Vijayaraghavan. I have been in the public field for the past thirty years. It is not right to criticise and Irinjalakuda is my hometown, she said.

She said her candidature is based on the confidence the party has in her. I grew up and studied in Irinjalakuda. I am very close with many in the place. She said the communist party started its activities from Irinjalakuda town. Bindu, former Thrissur mayor started her political career through SFI.