Overview

• Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan called Rahul Mamkootathil’s exit as Youth Congress chief the first phase and said the national leadership will set up a committee to examine the complaints.
• Kerala Congress officials said a party panel will probe the charges, while AICC’s Deepa Dasmunshi stated the party has received no formal complaint and police have registered no FIR.
• Rahul Mamkootathil said he will not resign as Palakkad MLA and cancelled a planned press meet after party disquiet over his earlier public statements.
• CPI(M) and BJP groups staged protests and warned of a boycott in Palakkad, and SFI announced a campaign to send one lakh letters to Sonia Gandhi seeking his resignation.
• Malayalam channels aired phone recordings that purportedly capture threats and pressure to terminate a pregnancy, and reports say multiple women wrote to the AICC even as party leaders differ on next steps.