Thiruvananthapuram: CPI leader Pannyan Raveendran speaks during a protest of employees of Supplyco, a Government of Kerala-owned company, over their demand for job security and minimum wage, outside the State Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram,.
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CPI’s Thiruvananthapuram candidate Pannyan Raveendran is a stark contrast to his flamboyant opponents Congress’ Shashi Tharoor and BJP’s Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Former Minister Pannyan, as he is popularly known, studied only till Class VI while his opponents have studied in foreign universities. Tharoor’s assets are valued at around Rs 56 crore while Chandrasekhar has around Rs 40 crore. Pannyan and his wife together have assets worth just Rs 14.14 lakh.