‘Daughter of Thiruvananthapuram’: Tharoor's shoutout to Nithya Raman, set for LA mayoral win

Kerala-born Nithya Raman becomes Los Angeles Mayor

Kerala-born Nithya Raman becomes Los Angeles mayor, highlighting her activist ascent and rise to lead America’s second-largest city.

In Nithya Raman’s rise in LA, Kerala’s quiet pride: ‘A mayor who can follow Malayalam’

From her childhood in Thrissur and brief stay in Thiruvananthapuram to relatives cheering her campaign from Kerala, Raman’s rise to the top in Los Angeles has struck a personal chord with her family back home.

‘Daughter of Thiruvananthapuram’: Tharoor's shoutout to Nithya Raman, set for LA mayoral win

In a post on X, Tharoor described Raman as “a daughter of Thiruvananthapuram” and welcomed her appointment as the new Mayor of Los Angeles.