Tenion in polling booth where Tharoor cast vote

A polling booth in the city witnessed a few unruly scenes when the CPI(M) workers protested against Mr Sashi Tharoor, former UN under secretary Congress candidate for the Thiruvanantapuram Lok Sabha seat that he was obstructing the way of voters this morning.

The trouble started when Mr Sashi Tharoor was sharing his experience with the media after casting his ''maiden vote'' with his family members at L P School at Jawahar Nagar. However, the angry CPI(M) workers alleged that the media was obstructing the way of voters who were entering the polling booth.

Heated arguments ensued between the party workers and the police officials.

Later, the police and polling officials forced to take stern action against media personnel, particularly visual media, following the incident and asked them to leave the polling station.

After casting his first vote, the former UN Under Secretary expressed the hope that he would win the contest and added he was proud to exercise his first vote in his home constituency.