Wayanad: Sreedhanya Suresh became the first person from Kerala's Kurichiya tribal community to clear the All India civil services exams. Hailing from Wayanad district, the 22-year-old secured the 410th rank in the Civil Services Examination, 2018.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday congratulated Sreedhanya on her achievement. "Sreedhanya fought the social backwardness and passed the civil services exam with flying colours. Her achievement will inspire other students in the future," Vijayan said in a Facebook post.