Padma Lakshmi became the first transgender woman to be enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Kerala on Sunday. She was one among over 1500 law graduates who were admitted on the rolls of the Kerala Bar Council as advocates, in the enrollment ceremony held on March 19.A graduate from Ernakulam Government Law College, Lakshmi was personally congratulated by Kerala Law Minister P Rajeev...
Padma Lakshmi became the first transgender woman to be enrolled as an advocate with the Bar Council of Kerala on Sunday.
She was one among over 1500 law graduates who were admitted on the rolls of the Kerala Bar Council as advocates, in the enrollment ceremony held on March 19.
A graduate from Ernakulam Government Law College, Lakshmi was personally congratulated by Kerala Law Minister P Rajeev on the occasion.
The minister took to Instagram to acknowledge the struggles she faced to achieve this remarkable feat. He commended her vision to be the voice of the transgender community that has been denied justice for long. He expressed his hope that Lakshmi’s story would inspire others from the transgender community to follow suit and wished her success in her career.