KOCHI: In a first, a transgender youth is leading the candidates' panel for a university election in the state. Nadira Mehrin, a PG student and transwoman, will contest as chairperson candidate for All India Students Federation (AISF) in the elections of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (SSUS), which will be held in the first week of March.
Mehrin, who is an AISF state committee member, is pursuing MA in theatre at the varsity. She made headlines in 2018 when she contested as AISF general secretary candidate in University College, Thiruvananthapuram, during her post-graduation in Political Science.
