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'''M. C. Josephine''' is an Indian activist and politician. She currently serves as the Chairperson of [[Kerala Women's Commission]] since March 2017.<ref>{{cite news |title=Domestic violence plaints on the rise: Kerala state women's commission chairperson|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/city/kochi/domestic-violence-plaints-on-the-rise-kerala-state-womens-commission-chairperson/articleshow/73630749.cms |work=The Times of India |date=26 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala Women's Commission adalat settles 26 complaints |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/nov/14/kerala-womens-commission-adalat-settles-26-complaints-2061366.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=14 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="Hindu2017May25">{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=Staff|title=Josephine is women's panel chief|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/josephine-is-womens-panel-chief/article18579032.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="KWC">{{cite web|title=Present Commission|url=http://keralawomenscommission.gov.in/vanithaweb/en/|website=Kerala Women's Commission}}</ref> She is a central committee member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] and she was the candidate of CPI(M) for the [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] from erstwhile [[Mattancherry#Politics|Mattancherry constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala 2006|url=http://myneta.info/ker2006/candidate.php?candidate_id=146|website=National Election Watch}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=എം. സി. ജോസഫൈന്‍ സംസ്താന വനിതാ കമ്മീഷന്‍ അദ്ധ്യക്ഷ CPIM|url=http://keralaonlinenews.com/Kerala/mc-josephine-state-women-commission-20950.html|publisher=Kerala Online News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Need for gender sensitisation in state police, says MC Josephine |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2020/feb/07/need-for-gender-sensitisation-in-state-police-says-mc-josephine-2100193.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=7 February 2020}}</ref>
'''M. C. Josephine''' is an Indian activist and politician. She served as the Chairperson of [[Kerala Women's Commission]] from 25 May 2017 to 25 June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=M C Josephine resigns as women’s commission chairperson on CPM direction|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/m-c-josephine-resigns-as-women-s-commission-chairperson-on-cpm-direction-1.5778986|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=ജോസഫൈന്‍ വനിതാ കമ്മിഷന്‍ അധ്യക്ഷപദവി ഒഴിഞ്ഞു; രാജി ചോദിച്ച് വാങ്ങി സിപിഎം|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/06/25/mc-josephine-will-resign-as-chairperson-of-kerala-women-commission.html|access-date=2021-06-25|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Domestic violence plaints on the rise: Kerala state women's commission chairperson|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/city/kochi/domestic-violence-plaints-on-the-rise-kerala-state-womens-commission-chairperson/articleshow/73630749.cms |work=The Times of India |date=26 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala Women's Commission adalat settles 26 complaints |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/nov/14/kerala-womens-commission-adalat-settles-26-complaints-2061366.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=14 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="Hindu2017May25">{{cite news|title=Josephine is women's panel chief|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/josephine-is-womens-panel-chief/article18579032.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="KWC">{{cite web|title=Present Commission|url=http://keralawomenscommission.gov.in/vanithaweb/en/|website=Kerala Women's Commission}}</ref> She is a central committee member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] and she was the candidate of CPI(M) for the [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] from the former [[Mattancherry#Politics|Mattancherry constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala 2006|url=http://myneta.info/ker2006/candidate.php?candidate_id=146|website=National Election Watch}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=എം. സി. ജോസഫൈന്‍ സംസ്താന വനിതാ കമ്മീഷന്‍ അദ്ധ്യക്ഷ CPIM|url=http://keralaonlinenews.com/Kerala/mc-josephine-state-women-commission-20950.html|publisher=Kerala Online News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Need for gender sensitisation in state police, says MC Josephine |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2020/feb/07/need-for-gender-sensitisation-in-state-police-says-mc-josephine-2100193.html |work=The New Indian Express |date=7 February 2020}}</ref>


== Controversy ==
After a [[DYFI]] woman leader raised [[sexual harassment]] allegation against [[Shornur (State Assembly constituency)|Shornur]] [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] [[P. K. Sasi]], who is from the CPI(M),<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 November 2018|title=PK Sasi suspended from CPI(M) for 6 months in sexual harassment case|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/pk-sasi-suspended-cpim-6-months-sexual-harassment-case-92241|access-date=22 November 2020|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>  Josephine said a [[suo motu]] case cannot be registered as the complaint has been forwarded to the party, and that the party has its own way of dealing with it.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National women's commission books Sasi, Kerala panel says can't|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2018/09/05/women-panel-says-cant-book-cpm-mla-sexual-charges.html|access-date=22 November 2020|website=OnManorama|language=en}}</ref> Later, while responding to questions on the Commission's perceived indifference in cases where the accused are CPI(M) leaders, Josephine, who is a central committee member of the party, said that her party is both court and police.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Our Party Performs As Court, Police Station', Says Women's Commission Chairperson{{!}} Mathrubhumi News – YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=-CCBg42uyU0|access-date=22 November 2020|website=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=CPM is both court and police station, says women’s panel chief|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/jun/06/cpm-is-both-court-and-police-station-says-womens-panel-chief-2152833.html|access-date=22 November 2020|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala women's panel chief Josephine makes controversial statement|url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india/kerala-womens-panel-chief-josephine-makes-controversial-statement-qbi6fd|access-date=22 November 2020|website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd|language=en}}</ref> [[Opposition leader]] [[Ramesh Chennithala]] said that such statements were unacceptable while holding a [[Quasi-judicial body|quasi-judicial]] position,<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=5 June 2020|title=Josephine’s remark draws flak|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/josephines-remark-draws-flak/article31760267.ece|access-date=22 November 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> while Congress leader and MLA [[Shanimol Usman]] urged the government to take a case against her.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CPM is both court and police station, says women’s panel chief|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/jun/06/cpm-is-both-court-and-police-station-says-womens-panel-chief-2152833.html|access-date=22 November 2020|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The [[BJP]] demanded her resignation<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=5 June 2020|title=Josephine’s remark draws flak|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/josephines-remark-draws-flak/article31760267.ece|access-date=22 November 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> while it's MP [[Meenakshi Lekhi]] called it "[[fascism]] in action".<ref>{{Cite web|title=This is fascism in action: Meenakshi Lekhi after CPI(M) leader says 'party acts as court and police station'|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/this-is-fascism-in-action-meenakshi-lekhi-after-cpim-leader-says-party-acts-as-court-and-police-station/602489|access-date=22 November 2020|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref> The [[Mahila Congress]] also criticised the statement.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CPM is both court and police station, says women’s panel chief|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/jun/06/cpm-is-both-court-and-police-station-says-womens-panel-chief-2152833.html|access-date=22 November 2020|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>                          
                         
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Latest revision as of 09:29, 29 October 2021


M. C. Josephine
Chairperson of Kerala Women's Commission
In office
25 May 2017 (2017-05-25) – 25 June 2021 (2021-06-25)
Succeeded byP. Sathidevi
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Known forFormer Chairperson of Kerala Women's Commission

M. C. Josephine is an Indian activist and politician. She served as the Chairperson of Kerala Women's Commission from 25 May 2017 to 25 June 2021.[1][2][3][4][5][6] She is a central committee member of the CPI(M) and she was the candidate of CPI(M) for the 2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election from the former Mattancherry constituency.[7][8][9]

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  1. ↑ "M C Josephine resigns as women's commission chairperson on CPM direction". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "ജോസഫൈന്‍ വനിതാ കമ്മിഷന്‍ അധ്യക്ഷപദവി ഒഴിഞ്ഞു; രാജി ചോദിച്ച് വാങ്ങി സിപിഎം". ManoramaOnline (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Domestic violence plaints on the rise: Kerala state women's commission chairperson". The Times of India. 26 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kerala Women's Commission adalat settles 26 complaints". The New Indian Express. 14 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Josephine is women's panel chief". The Hindu. 25 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Present Commission". Kerala Women's Commission.
  7. ↑ "Kerala 2006". National Election Watch.
  8. ↑ "എം. സി. ജോസഫൈന്‍ സംസ്താന വനിതാ കമ്മീഷന്‍ അദ്ധ്യക്ഷ CPIM". Kerala Online News.
  9. ↑ "Need for gender sensitisation in state police, says MC Josephine". The New Indian Express. 7 February 2020.


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