‘Harassment’ row heats up in Cong, woman MLA’s removal sought

A day after a woman Congress MLA alleged harassment at the hands of Tamil Nadu unit president E V K S Elangovan, his supporters have sought her removal even as the legislator air-dashed to Delhi to ease the State unit chief out of his office.

Of the 61 district Congress presidents, 12, including R Mano (North Chennai), N Rangabashyam (Central Chennai) and V R Sivaraman (Kanchi North), have sought expulsion of S Vijayadharani from the party.

On Saturday, State Mahila Congress President and MLA S Vijayadharani had alleged “harassment, use of filthy, abusive, and defamatory language” by Elangovan against her. She also wrote to the party top brass, seeking his removal.

In an apparent fall-out, the 12 district presidents in a joint-statement said “Annai (Mother) Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi should take action against Vijyadharani.”