Overview

• KPCC suspended Mamkootathil from primary membership, reported as a six‑month action that strips him of Congress Legislative Party and UDF privileges and bars him from party forums.
• He had quit as Kerala Youth Congress chief days earlier after media released chat screenshots and audio clips purportedly featuring him, including a conversation about an abortion.
• Senior Congress figures such as V. D. Satheesan, Ramesh Chennithala, K. Muraleedharan and Uma Thomas pressed for his exit from the Assembly, while MP Shafi Parambil defended him.
• CPI(M) and BJP continued protests demanding his resignation, and Kerala cyber police registered a case on a complaint by writer Honey Bhaskaran over online harassment following her accusations.
• Party sources cited the risk of a Palakkad by‑election as a factor in opting for suspension rather than forcing resignation, even as women’s bodies noted the matter and leaders warned further action could follow.