Rahul Mamkootathil Resigns As Kerala Youth Congress President After Harassment Allegations

Mamkootathil, the legislator from Palakkad who was elected last year through a bye-election, dismissed all allegations against him and stated that he was stepping down to protect his party and not to waste the time of ordinary party workers who may have to justify him.

The 35-year-old, a vocal face of the party on television debates, stepped down a day after a young woman actor accused a “young prominent politician” of sending her obscene messages and inviting her to a hotel room.

Speaking to reporters, Mamkootathil said, “I am resigning from the post not because there is any truth in the allegations. I reject all the allegations against me. I am resigning because at a time when Congress workers have to mount a resistance against the deeply unpopular LDF government, they should not have to waste time justifying me or trying to prove my innocence. The responsibility of proving my innocence is on me.”