Preparing to defend the Left's last bastion in India this time, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is confident that "people are with him" in his quest to ensure that the battle against "massive anti-constitutional forces". The 75-year-old Communist is set to contest the Assembly poll from the Dharmadom constituency in Kannur district, which, if he wins, will initiate his sixth term as MLA. Known to be a straight-talker and a no-nonsense politician, he is looking to break the state's decades-old record of an incumbent Chief Minister not securing a second consecutive term.
