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Over the 5 years since she assumed cost because the Mayor of Kozhikode, referred to as the City of Truth, Ms. Philip, a retired trainer, has been the face of the town nationally and internationally. Well-educated, well-read, approachable, and complex, however with out the airs of a politician, Ms. Philip was a handpicked candidate for the submit by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] within the district. She succeeded in taking the identify of the town to larger platforms and making a brand new identify for itself globally.
Getting the town recognised as a ‘City of Literature’ by UNESCO might simply be one among her best achievements in the course of the tenure, for which she had put in a substantial amount of effort. The tag resonated with the emotions of the frequent individuals of the town, not simply the intelligentsia, and have become a matter of delight for the residents.
Beena Philip, together with her clear picture, might overcome the general public’s mistrust of politicians usually. Her requests and solutions on behalf of the Corporation had been therefore higher acquired and accepted by the general public. However, she usually landed in controversies for her sincere and heart-touching statements that had been thought of unbecoming of a communist chief or for conflicting the official stand of the social gathering. She realized to be extra cautious together with her statements on the job.
Though she will not be actively entertaining the concept of one other time period within the Corporation, she is reportedly one of many candidates to contest from Kozhikode North constituency within the forthcoming Assembly polls. If all goes nicely, she could substitute Thottathil Raveendran, additionally her predecessor within the Mayor’s chair, as an MLA.
Published – October 25, 2025 01:43 am IST
