THRISSUR/ WADAKKANCHERY: PR Aravindakshan has been a confidant of former minister AC Moideen MLA for over two decades. The CPM leadership is in shock that Arvindakshan, who knows all of Moideen's connections, has been caught. Aravindakshan has been with AC Moideen since his landslide victory against then-minister K Muralidharan in Wadakkanchery in 2004. He was also at the helm of AC Moideen's election campaign in Kunnamkulam in the last election.

Wadakkanchery Parlikad Puthanpuraykkal Aravindakshan belonged to a financially disadvantaged family. His father and mother were party activists. Aravindakshan, who was a taxi van driver in Wadakkanchery town, became active in the party after winning in Mundathikode panchayat as an independent candidate. In the next election, he won as the party candidate and became the vice president. He became the Board Member of Peringandoor Cooperative Bank and Councilor of Wadakkanchery Municipality. Arvindakshan, who always stood among the people and worked as a party loyalist, was very active in election campaigns.