| New Delhi, November
03, 2006: Competition is hot on CNN-IBN’s ‘The Golden South Poll’
for the most popular Keralite. According to the latest poll results for the most
popular Keralite, Mohanlal, India's most spontaneous actor, is leading the race
with 69.98% votes (trends at 06:00pm on November 3) as against his competitors:
P.T Usha, Mammooty, E Shreedharan, E M S Namboodiripad and K R Narayanan. The
Golden South’, is a four weeklong series which showcase what makes South
India, The Golden South and also marks the 50-year celebrations of formation of
the four southern states - Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka.
“We are excited about the enormous response received
from our viewers both on www.ibnlive.com as well as through SMS on 2622. I am
delighted that our viewers are appreciating our special series focusing on South
India,” added Rajdeep Sardesai, Editor-in-Chief, CNN-IBN & IBN 7
The voting for the most popular Keralite is on till 6:00pm, Sunday, November
5th. The winner will be announced on Sunday, November 5th at 9:00pm on ‘India
at 9’ on CNN-IBN. The viewers can vote by sending SMS<KER> to 2622
and vote for their favorite. The viewers can also logon to www.ibnlive.com to
cast their vote online. CNN-IBN has entered into a strategic alliance with
Mathrubhumi, the national daily in Malayalam and Radio City, wherein the findings
of the poll are being featured daily. | 
