Kerala Congress legislator Rahul Mamkootathil from Palakkad was expelled from Congress on Thursday (December 4) following serious rape allegations against him. The party had initially suspended him after accusations surfaced in August this year. However, after the court rejected his anticipatory bail application, the party took the final step of terminating his primary membership. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph confirmed that after thorough investigation into the charges, the party concluded that Rahul could no longer remain part of the organisation.