# Satheesan non-committal on Mamkootathil’s Assembly attendance 2026-08-16T13:06:03+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan on Wednesday (Sep 3) declined to say whether Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, facing sexual misconduct allegations, will attend the Kerala Assembly session starting Sep 15. Satheesan told a press conference the United Democratic Front (UDF) would take the 'appropriate decision at the appropriate time', calling it a 'closed chapter'. His remarks come as the DYFI and BJP have threatened to prevent Mamkootathil from entering the Assembly or his Palakkad constituency. Within the Congress, some leaders like Kodikunnil Suresh and Adoor Prakash called the allegations a Communist Party of India (Marxist)-sponsored 'political witch-hunt', while others including Uma Thomas have demanded his resignation. Former KPCC president K. Muraleedharan indicated Mamkootathil might attend as an 'unattached' member, with his name off the Congress Legislature Party rolls. The Kerala Police Crime Branch has recorded statements from third-party complainants and is preparing to question women journalists who highlighted the case on social media. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Congress, CPI(M), Kerala Assembly, Rahul Mamkootathil, UDF, V.D. Satheesan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/satheesan-non-committal-on-mamkootathils-assembly-attendance/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/satheesan-non-committal-on-mamkootathils-assembly-attendance/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/