M._C._Josephine

M. C. Josephine

M. C. Josephine

Indian activist and politician (1948–2022)

Mappilassery Chavara Josephine (3 August 1948 – 10 April 2022) was 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 was 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] Josephine died from a heart attack on 10 April 2022, at the age of 73.[10]

Quick Facts Chairperson of Kerala Women's Commission, Succeeded by ...

Controversy


This lady is alleged to have once simultaneously possessed two Indian Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards in stark and unlawful contrast to her professed concern for the poor, underprivileged and deprived. This was even as she held high level salaried posts with attendant perks for the Government of Kerala and was also possibly in charge of disbursement of large quantums of funds.

References

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    "M C Josephine resigns as women's commission chairperson on CPM direction". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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    "ജോസഫൈന്‍ വനിതാ കമ്മിഷന്‍ അധ്യക്ഷപദവി ഒഴിഞ്ഞു; രാജി ചോദിച്ച് വാങ്ങി സിപിഎം". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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    "Domestic violence plaints on the rise: Kerala state women's commission chairperson". The Times of India. 26 January 2020.
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    "Kerala Women's Commission adalat settles 26 complaints". The New Indian Express. 14 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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    "Josephine is women's panel chief". The Hindu. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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    "Present Commission". Kerala Women's Commission. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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    "Kerala 2006". National Election Watch. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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    "എം. സി. ജോസഫൈന്‍ സംസ്താന വനിതാ കമ്മീഷന്‍ അദ്ധ്യക്ഷ CPIM". Kerala Online News. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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    "Need for gender sensitisation in state police, says MC Josephine". The New Indian Express. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  10. [10]
    "CPM leader MC Josephine passes away". Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
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