India, Aug. 26 -- The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Monday suspended Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil from the party's primary membership after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct.

The stern party action comes days after Mamkootathil resigned as the chief of the state Youth Congress in the wake of the allegations.

"The Congress views the allegations against Rahul seriously. Without waiting for police complaints or an FIR, he resigned from his post as Youth Congress chief," KPCC president Sunny Joseph told reporters in Kannur district. "The party has officially not received any complaints (against Rahul) so far. Yet, we took tough action. There is no such precedent in any party in Kerala. As a party, we strongly ...