Thiruvananthapuram, May 21 -- The Kerala Legislative Assembly on Thursday witnessed an extraordinary and politically symbolic moment when former Chief Minister and Opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan took oath as MLA before pro-tem Speaker, his former party colleague who had later walked out of the CPI(M) and contested independently.
The unusual development unfolded during the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected MLAs at the Legislative Assembly complex here and quickly became one of the most discussed moments of the day in Kerala politics.
As Sudhakaran occupied the pro-tem Speaker's chair, Pinarayi stood before him and took the oath as a member of the Assembly. Immediately after completing the oath-taking, Pinarayi walked up to the Spea...