Pengal Outrumai, a collective of estate workers, which successfully organised a massive agitation inside the walls of tea plantations in 2015 took international media attention as it was an all-women body. The agitation by the women who plucked tea leaves for generations got massive support from across the States. Pengal Outrumai entered the electoral scene in the last local body elections and successfully fielded Gomathy to the Devikulam block panchayat in addition to two other members to the Munnar grama panchayat. Pengal Outrumai president Lisy told The Hindu that it had decided not to contest elections. Gomathy said she would not contest the local body elections.

Source: The Hindu November 15, 2020 12:22 UTC