Poster of BJP candidate Sonia Gandhi. | Photo credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
In this local body election, Sonia Gandhi is contesting from Nallathanni Munnar grama panchayat ward in Idukki. However, she is contesting as a BJP candidate. Durai Raj, a staunch Congress supporter, named his daughter after his favorite leader Sonia Gandhi. Although she hails from a Congress family, Mrs Gandhi shifted to the BJP fold after her marriage to BJP Munnar panchayat general secretary Subash and is now contesting as its candidate in her electoral debut.
In the Tamil majority part of Devikulam Assembly constituency in Munnar, it is common for people to have the names of prominent leaders. Names like Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Kasturba Gandhi, Indira Priyadarshini, Rahul, Sanjay Gandhi, Lenin and Stalin are common here.
Published – 02 Dec 2025 21:02 IST
