Youth Congress demand ouster of Rahul Mamkoottathil from primary party membership

Palakkad: All is not well in Congress over the latest revelations made against former Youth Congress leader Rahul Mamkoottathil by a woman where she has alleged that the Palakkad MLA had forced her for abortion through coercive means.

Ever since the audio clip became viral, a large section of Youth Congress leaders have raised their concerns in social media groups and in closed discussion panels. A section of party leaders feel protecting Rahul going forward will adversely affect the party’s prospects in the upcoming local body and state assembly polls.

One such strong voice was echoed by Youth Congress state general secretary Sajana B Sajan.

Youth Congress state general secretary Sajana B Sajan has demanded the ouster of discredited MLA Rahul Mamkootathil from the primary membership of Congress party. Responding to CPM allegations, she said that this is not the time for ordinary Congress workers to defend Rahul.

"Rahul Mamkootathil is not the problem, his mindset is the real issue,” Sajana, who is also a KPCC member, said. "Who wants to protect him now? Though the accused has the protection of any top leader, if the party takes a disciplinary action, protection should be provided only after realising the ground reality.

Even after the details of sexual assaults were known through the media, the claims by the Congress leadership that the victims did not file a complaint is equivalent to questioning the dignity of victims,” she said.

She also reminded the party leadership that Rahul was asked to resign from the post of Youth Congress state president by the national leadership of Youth Congress.

K Sudhakaran backs Rahul Mamkoottathil

Former KPCC president and Kannur Loksabha MP K Sudhakaran. Sudhakaran while speaking to media said that Rahul has done nothing wrong and there is no direct evidence against the former youth congress state secretary.

"Initially even I thought it was a genuine case. I wanted to scold him. But later when I checked I came to know that it was all a cooked up story. Congress is in no mood to disconnect him from the party”, he said.

However, senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan disagreed with K Sudhakaran and said that Congress do not support Rahul in this case and cannot allow Rahul Mamkoottathil to share stage with Congress leaders during the local body elections.