Kozhikode: Congress loyalist MA Shahnaz said that if MLA Rahul Mamkootathil has even a little sense of shame, then he should resign from his post. She added that more victims of Rahul Mamkootathil’s cruelty are yet to come forward and urged all of them to speak out. Shahnaz was responding to the media after Rahul’s arrest.

“Rahul has already been expelled from the party’s primary membership. If he has even a bit of shame, he should have resigned long ago. The people of Palakkad seem to be embracing a person who continues as an MLA without resigning. When I saw many women standing with him and taking photographs, I couldn’t help but wonder what has happened to our society.

If he had any shame, he should have resigned much earlier. We all know what kind of person he is. We are also identifying Rahul Mamkootathil as an example to show every growing child what one should not become. I don’t think the Congress as an organisation will give him a seat again. If some leaders are saying so, that is their personal opinion, not the party’s stand. There are many more victims who are yet to come forward. All of them should come out,” Shahnaz said.

Writer Honey Bhaskaran also reacted, stating that Rahul Mamkootathil is a serial rapist. “In Rahul’s case, we saw attempts to attack the survivor. He is a serial rapist. There are many women who have been victimised by him. This should be seen as the first justice that those women are receiving,” Honey Bhaskaran said.