  We report observations of thermal emission from the frontal structure of a
coronal mass ejection (CME) using data obtained with the Gauribidanur
RAdioheliograPH (GRAPH) simultaneously at 80 MHz and 53 MHz on 2016 May 1. The
CME was due to activity on the far-side of the Sun, but near its limb. No
non-thermal radio burst activity were noticed. This provided an opportunity to
observe the faint thermal radio emission from the CME, and hence directly
estimate the electron density, mass, and magnetic field strength of the plasma
entrained in the CME. Considering that CMEs are mostly observed only in
whitelight and reports on their plasma characteristics are also limited, the
rare direct radio observations of thermal emission from a CME and independent
diagnosis of its plasma parameters are important measurements in the field of
CME physics.
