India: Kerala’s Padma Lakshmi registered as an advocate with the state’s Bar Council, becoming the first transgender lawyer in the state.
“I ignore all forms of negativity, be it people or their comments. I focus on the positive. I believe that is one of my advantages. If I focus on the negativity, I will have time only for that and will never move forward in life,” she told PTI.
P Rajeev, the state’s industries minister, expressed his delight and posted a photo of the lawyer on his official Instagram handle.
As per the minister’s post, Padma Lakshmi was one of the more than 1,500 recent law graduates who received their bar enrolment certificates on Sunday at an event hosted by the Bar Council of India. Padma Lakshmi received her law degree from Ernakulam Government Law College, as per PTI reports.
Rajeev applauded the young lawyer’s perseverance in his Instagram post, noting that she had to navigate a society that was not quite supportive or kind to her.
