Thiruvananthapuram, Nov. 28 -- Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty has stated that Congress leaders are still supporting suspended Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, against whom there are sexual assault allegations and that this is "nothing short of a challenge to the people of Kerala and to women in society."

Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil was suspended from the party in August.

"From what we understand, a young woman has submitted a very serious complaint against Rahul Mamkootathil directly to the Chief Minister. Anyone who has listened to the phone conversations between the girl and Rahul Mamkootathil would realise that the scale of abuse narrated is extremely shocking, something the public has perhaps never heard before. People o...