ABVP Leader Dr Subbiah Shanmugham Who Allegedly Harassed Chennai Woman Appointed To AIIMS Madurai Board


The complaint against Dr Subbiah Shanmugham was withdrawn by the woman allegedly under pressure.

Chennai/New Delhi:

A top ABVP leader and oncologist who was a few months ago accused of harassing an elderly neighbour in Chennai by urinating at her doorstep and dumping used masks there has been appointed to the board of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Madurai.

The government notification announcing Dr Subbiah Shanmugam’s appointment was issued on Tuesday by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Head of the Surgical Oncology Department at the Kilpauk Medical College Hospital in Chennai also leads the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the BJP’s youth wing, in Tamil Nadu.

“I have not committed any crime. The accusations are minor. This appointment is purely based on my academic credentials. I am already member other AIIMS and an IIT, ” Dr Shanmugham told NDTV. 

In July, he had been accused of harassing his 62-year-old neighbour after she asked him to pay for using her parking slot at the apartment complex. The woman’s family had said he even harassed her over the phone. They presented CCTV footage as evidence implicating the ABVP National President. The police had then registered a case of woman harassment, causing mischief, and disobedience of quarantine.

“We’ve not withdrawn the complaint. The appointment is unacceptable,” a family member of the elderly woman said today.

Dr Shanmugham’s appointment to the board of AIIMS Madurai has now sparked a political furore. DMK leader Kanimozhi today asked if the move by the Central government was an endorsement of the oncologist’s indecent behaviour.

“Is this appointment not disrespectful of women?” asked Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Kachi parliamentarian R Ravikumar. 





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