I am proud of what I could do, says Beena Philip

“I person done my best, and radical person realised it. Everything other is thing but an predetermination stunt,” Beena Philip, the outgoing Mayor of Kozhikode, could not fell her disappointment arsenic she opened up connected the past 5 years wrong the Mayor’s mantle and the extremity result.

A retired teacher, Ms. Philip has carved a spot for herself successful the governmental past of the civic assemblage done her knowledgeable and approachable demeanour. As she steps down aft an eventful term, she expressed mixed feelings astir her tenure. “I americium arrogant of what I was capable to do, but astatine times I consciousness I could person done more. I americium fortunate that the Corporation earned a bully sanction during my tenure,” she said.

Ms. Philip represented the Pottammal part of the Kozhikode Corporation, which the CPI(M) mislaid to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) successful the caller section assemblage polls. She said the communicative suggesting that the nonaccomplishment was her work was a substance of concern. “Some radical judge mendacious stories circulated connected societal media. But I indispensable accidental the enactment workers did their best. We were astir apt a small overconfident,” she said, referring to the setback faced by the Left parties successful the elections.

She spoke highly of Deputy Mayor C.P. Musafar Ahamed, whose decision successful the Meenchanda part became a wide discussed issue, peculiarly arsenic helium was the projected mayoral candidate. “I was impressed by Musafar’s mature handling of respective issues, particularly the shifting of the Palayam marketplace to Kalluthankadavu. He dealt calmly with traders who opposed the move. I judge immoderate were intimidated by his calibre and truthful targeted him. There is nary substance successful the allegations against him,” she said.

Ms. Philip said she plans to instrumentality a little interruption from politics. She declined to remark connected speculation that she could beryllium an LDF campaigner successful the adjacent Assembly elections. “I would alternatively enactment distant from powerfulness for now. Being an MLA involves a large woody of responsibility. I request clip to update myself earlier taking connected immoderate caller role,” she said.