For more than a decade, 92-year-old VS Achuthanandan of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), and 72-year-old Oommen Chandy of the Congress were busy men, travelling across the state.
However, with a change in government, they are now cooling their heels.
Both former chief ministers and leaders of opposition, today, they have been relegated to the role of mere legislators.

