CPM Thrissur district secretary K Radhakrishnan announced the decision after an emergency district secretariat meeting in the afternoon.However, the party has asked Jayanthan to continue in the council. During the news conference, Radhakrishnan revealed the names of the survivor and her husband.Despite reporters pointing out that it was illegal to identify a rape survivor, Radhakrishnan stood his ground. "If the name of the accused can be revealed, the complainant too can be identified," he said. They later took turns to rape the woman in 2014. Police reconstituted the probe team and assigned a woman officer, assistant superintendent G Poonguzhali, to head the investigation.

Source: Times of India November 05, 2016 00:40 UTC