Kerala Women's Commission pulls up MM Hassan for improper remark

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Women's Commission (KWC) has registered a complaint against KPCC president MM Hassan for his recent remark against former Chengannur MLA, Sobhana George, during an interview with a vernacular channel.
The former MLA had filed a complaint before KWC, following which it registered a case. "A complaint has been registered and the law officer of the commission has been asked to seek legal opinion," said KWC chairperson M C Josephine.
During an interview, Hassan recounted how Sobhana George got the ticket to contest from Chengannur in 1991.Sobhana's name was not included in the list of candidates approved by the state leadership (led by the then chief minister K Karunakaran). D Vijayakumar was listed as Chengannur candidate in the list given to the party high command, he said.
However, when the list was approved by the high command, she was chosen as the candidate instead of Vijayakumar. This move stunned state leaders and Karunakaran was not ready to get into a fight with the party high command, Hassan said in the interview.
When Hassan was asked to elaborate on this sudden candidate change, he replied that he will comment on the issue 'only if the camera was switched off'. This had led to a row.
"If Hassan is not ready to apologize for what he said, then I will have to elaborate on this issue after Chengannur bypoll," Sobhana said.
Meanwhile, Hassan termed the decision taken by KWC as politically motivated. "The commission has the liberty to file a case against anyone. But this one is a politically-motivated one," he said.