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Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] State caput M.V. Govindan has accused the Congress of hiding Rahul Mamkootathil, Palakkad MLA, who is facing charges including rape and coerced termination of pregnancy.
Addressing a ‘Meet-the-leader’ lawsuit organised by the Calicut Press Club present connected Sunday (November 30, 2025), helium said that without the enactment of the Congress, Mr. Mamkootathil would not beryllium capable to evade arrest. Mr. Govindan said that an affidavit submitted by the MLA successful the tribunal arsenic portion of his anticipatory bail plea was an admittance of his guilt. Mr. Mamkootathil reportedly asked what was incorrect successful having a intersexual narration with the complainant pistillate if determination was communal consent.
Mr. Govindan besides alleged that the Congress was divided implicit the charges against Mr. Mamkootathil. It was evident from the enactment fixed to him by the enactment mouthpiece Veekshanam astatine a clip erstwhile immoderate different elder leaders person spoken against him successful beardown words, the CPI(M) person said.
Mr. Govindan alleged that the Congress and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) were promoting number communalism by joining hands with the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JeH)-backed Welfare Party of India and the Social Democratic Party of India for the section assemblage polls. He claimed that some the Congress and the IUML were astatine contiguous guided by the ideology of the JeH. He besides said that the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) was warring the number communalism and the majoritarian communalism propagated by the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party. However, erstwhile asked astir the CPI(M)’s alleged tie-up with the JeH successful the past, helium claimed that it had ne'er had immoderate electoral knowing with that organisation. “In the past, the JeH utilized to enactment idiosyncratic candidates representing assorted fronts during the elections. LDF candidates besides whitethorn person got their support. Other than that, we person had nary tie-up oregon knowing with them,” helium said.
Asked if the enactment would instrumentality disciplinary enactment against its erstwhile MLA A. Padmakumar, who is successful jailhouse successful transportation with the Sabarimala golden theft case, Mr. Govindan said due steps would beryllium taken aft the completion of the probe by the Special Investigation Team. Mr. Govindan claimed that the LDF would registry an awesome triumph aft the section assemblage polls and marque inroads into places wherever the Left had been anemic successful the past.
