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A lawsuit has been registered against a section person of the ruling CPI(M) successful Kerala who had allegedly made remarks against women portion speaking astatine a gathering successful Malappuram, the constabulary said connected Tuesday.
The Tirurangadi constabulary booked Sayed Ali Majeed connected Monday based connected a ailment by Jameela, an activistic of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). Mr. Majeed was elected arsenic a panchayat subordinate successful the caller civic polls.
The code made by Majeed astatine Kodakkal successful Malappuram connected Sunday went viral connected societal media, drafting crisp disapproval online.
According to the FIR, the accused slandered the complainant and her women colleagues of the party, utilizing objectionable remarks and threatening them by saying that they should participate authorities lone if they were comfy listening to this.
He besides threatened the women workers of the IUML that they would person to perceive specified slanders again, the complainant alleged.
In a video telecast by tv channels, Mr. Majeed, addressing cheering enactment workers lasting atop an unfastened vehicle, accused the IUML of attempting to decision him utilizing women.
The crowd, successful the video, was seen cheering him erstwhile helium continued making the comments. He was besides heard challenging the instrumentality enforcers to publication him implicit his remarks.
The constabulary registered the lawsuit nether BNS Sections 351 (3) (criminal intimidation) and 79 (insulting modesty of women).
An probe is on, and further enactment would beryllium initiated aft that, the constabulary added.
