India, May 15 -- Ahead of his ascension to Kerala's top office, Kerala Congress leader chief minister-designate VD Satheesan paid a visit to his late mentor home, and wept.

Satheesan, set to be sworn in as CM on May 18 following the Congress-led United Democratic Front's landslide victory in the state assembly elections, visited the Thiruvananthapuram residence of the late Congress stalwart G Karthikeyan on Friday. It was part of his series of pre-oath calls.

Greeted by Karthikeyan's wife MT Sulekha and son, Congress leader K Sabarinadhan, Satheesan could not hold back his emotions. This prompted Karthikeyan's wife to offer an affectionate rebuke: "A CM shouldn't cry like this." He smiled through tears.

Speaking to reporters after the ...