THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Thiruvananthapuram district Mahila Congress committee landed in soup after its members came up with a derogatory cutout of former power minister MM Mani during their protest march before the Secretariat demanding his apology to RMPI legislator KK Rema. Opposition Leader V D Satheesan who was scheduled to inaugurate the protest did not leave the assembly after the development snowballed into a major controversy.
Mahila Congress activists had come for the protest march with a cutout of a chimpanzee with the face of Mani.They also shouted slogans against Mani. But within minutes of their protest, they sensed trouble and removed the cutout. However, the damage was done.
Satheesan who was scheduled to inaugurate the protest did not turn up as, by then, news of the obscene cutout had spread like wildfire. Later, the district Mahila Congress committee office-bearers apologised for their action. State Mahila Congress president Jebi Mather who is also a Rajya Sabha member was unavailable for comments though.
However, Congress state president K Sudhakaran came up with insulting remarks against Mani during his interaction with reporters in New Delhi.“Doesn’t Mani look like a chimpanzee? His face and the chimpanzee’s face are similar. Is it possible to show something else other than the original? What can we do since he has been like that? It should be told to his creator. The Mahila Congress leaders apologised as they have got respect and integrity which Mani lacks,” said Sudhakaran.
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