<p>A symbolic purification gesture carried out by a section of Youth Congress workers in Kerala against a woman MLA hailing from a Dalit community has triggered a controversy.</p>.<p>CPI MLA Geetha Gopi has alleged that it was casteist discrimination against her. She also filed a petition with the police on Sunday. Many senior CPM leaders also condemned the gesture of the Youth Congress workers.</p>.<p>The incident took place at Cherppu in Thrissur district in central Kerala on Saturday. Geetha Gopi, who is a local MLA, staged a sit-in in front of Public Works Department engineer's office to protest against poor condition of a road.</p>.<p>After the MLA's stir was over, a section of Youth Congress workers marched to the spot alleging that the MLA had staged a drama to fool the people. Subsequently, the Youth Congress workers carried out a symbolic purification of the place by washing using cow dung mixed water.</p>.<p>Kerala SC ST Welfare Minister A K Balan and Health Minister K K Shylajah strongly condemned Youth Congress's purification gesture and demanded stern action against the Youth Congress activist.</p>.<p>The police are likely to register a case against the Youth Congress workers based on the MLA's complaint.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the MLA also posted on social media pictures of the pothole-ridden road soon after her stir.</p>
<p>A symbolic purification gesture carried out by a section of Youth Congress workers in Kerala against a woman MLA hailing from a Dalit community has triggered a controversy.</p>.<p>CPI MLA Geetha Gopi has alleged that it was casteist discrimination against her. She also filed a petition with the police on Sunday. Many senior CPM leaders also condemned the gesture of the Youth Congress workers.</p>.<p>The incident took place at Cherppu in Thrissur district in central Kerala on Saturday. Geetha Gopi, who is a local MLA, staged a sit-in in front of Public Works Department engineer's office to protest against poor condition of a road.</p>.<p>After the MLA's stir was over, a section of Youth Congress workers marched to the spot alleging that the MLA had staged a drama to fool the people. Subsequently, the Youth Congress workers carried out a symbolic purification of the place by washing using cow dung mixed water.</p>.<p>Kerala SC ST Welfare Minister A K Balan and Health Minister K K Shylajah strongly condemned Youth Congress's purification gesture and demanded stern action against the Youth Congress activist.</p>.<p>The police are likely to register a case against the Youth Congress workers based on the MLA's complaint.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the MLA also posted on social media pictures of the pothole-ridden road soon after her stir.</p>
