Arya Rajendran is set to become the youngest Mayor of the capital cityThe earliest memory of political activity for Arya Rajendran is of joining the Balasangham, a children’s organisation, as a 10-year old. The 21-year old who is set to become the youngest Mayor of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, is still reluctant to take any questions regarding Mayorship, until her party makes the official announcement. “Since my father has been an active party member, I had quite early developed the viewpoint that the Left’s path is the correct one. The Guinness world record for the youngest Mayor is now held by Michael Sessions, who became Mayor of Hillsdale in the USA at the age of 18 years in 2005. In India, Suman Koli who became the Mayor of Bharatpur in Rajasthan at 21 years in 2009 is one of the youngest.

Source: The Hindu December 26, 2020 19:01 UTC