PALAKKAD: Congress workers are celebrating the UDF win by hitting the streets of Palakkad, dancing and distributing sweets. Jubilance is also felt in Adoor, the home town of winning candidate Rahul Mamkootathil. Responding to the media was Rahul’s mother Beena. She shared her happiness about her son Rahul, an Adoor native, being selected as the new MLA of Palakkad.

“All his dreams turned true because of the support he got from his party. I am very happy that he got the result of his hard work. The people of Palakkad took my son into their hearts. From now on, I will move to Palakkad to live as the daughter of the place. Rahul had full support from his friends and family. I had once obstructed his entry into politics during his school days. But politics turned into his niche and he continued with it undeterred. Later the family also started supporting him.” said Beena.

Rahul won Palakkad with a record majority of 18,715 votes, more than what was achieved by Shafi Parambil. It was the votes in Pirayiri panchayat that helped Rahul achieve this record majority.