Kerala Health Minister Shailaja star campaigner for Left

Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 : K.K. Shailaja’s fortunes turned golden, after Nipah struck Kozhikode a few years back. The way she handled that crisis catapulted her to where she stands now seen as ‘crisis slayer’.
She has had no reason to look back and with Covid, she turned out to be a “celebrity” with the way she initially tried to nip the pandemic in its bud in the state.
Her name, which also means ‘celebrity’ and she hold that stature to other candidates contesting under the Left Democratic Front in the April 6 Assembly polls, as she appears to be the most sought-after campaigner.
“For a week starting March 20, I will be away from my constituency — Mattanur in Kannur district campaigning for the Left candidates,” said Shailaja.
The 64-year-old, should consider herself lucky that she lost the 2011 Assembly polls because the CPI-M, this time has come out with a guideline, while selecting the candidates, all those who have had a successive two terms will not be considered for the April 6 polls.
The CPI-M appears to have rewarded her efforts and she has been moved out from Kuthuparambu Assembly constituency in Kannur district which she won in 2016 with a margin of 12,291 votes to the Mattanur constituency also in the same district, which is considered as one of the safest and strongest constituency of the party.