True leader of people Ex CM @Oommen_Chandy In a sleeper coach.



Crtcy:Jijo Jacob Neyyassery pic.twitter.com/LcAiUsyUIn



— #AchhedinNillionaire (@Indie_jo) October 10, 2016

This is Kerala Ex CM Shri @Oommen_Chandy travelling in Coach s13 of Sabari xprs from Ktym to TVM without ny security just lyk a common man pic.twitter.com/GshtBiEgnX



— Asif Hameed (@asifgoa) October 10, 2016

This happens only in Kerala. Former Kerala CM @Oommen_Chandy travelling in sleeper class train from Kottayam to Trivandrum. Simple & humble pic.twitter.com/QRXVyHzrDF



— MATTS ON (@MATTSMATTS) October 10, 2016

NEW DELHI: Former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy won accolades from Twitterati on Tuesday for shunning the VIP culture prevalent among politicians.In the images tweeted by a fellow passenger, the 72-year-old can be seen travelling in a sleeper-class train coach . The former CM travelled from Kottayam to Thiruvananthapuram with no frills attached and social media was abuzz with appreciations for Chandy.This might not be a big deal for many people in other countries. But in India, where the VVIP culture of blinking sirens and special convoys escorting politicians are the order of the day, it certainly makes eyes pop.This comes in close heels to the demand put forward by many parliamentarians to be granted access VIP seats in airlines and special privileges on account of their designations.This is not the first time Chandy was seen without a single security personnel escorting him.In May, he was seen riding a bus from Kollam to Thiruvananthapuram to attend a political meeting in the state capital. When he was the chief minister, Chandy was photographed leaving a stalled train all alone instead of waiting for his security convoy.Chandy was defeated in the Kerala assembly elections held in May this year and he was succeeded by LDF's Pinarayi Vijayan as the chief minister.