M. C. Josephine

M. C. Josephine is an Indian activist and politician. She currently serves as the Chairperson of Kerala Women's Commission since March 2017. 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 erstwhile Mattancherry constituency.
Controversy.
After a DYFI woman leader raised sexual harassment allegation against Shornur MLA P. K. Sasi, who is from the CPI(M),  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. 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. Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala said that such statements were unacceptable while holding a quasi-judicial position, while Congress leader and MLA Shanimol Usman urged the government to take a case against her. The BJP demanded her resignation while it's MP Meenakshi Lekhi called it "fascism in action". The Mahila Congress also criticised the statement.  
 