'Young ladies club'
Facing charges of sexual harassment, Governor of northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya V Shanmuganathan resigned on Thursday night after a section of Raj Bhavan employees demanded his removal for "seriously compromising" the dignity of the gubernatorial office.
Official sources said yesterday Shanmuganathan, 67, tendered his resignation from the post. The Governor of an Indian state is a high constitutional functionary.
Nearly 100 Raj Bhavan staff here petitioned Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and federal Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking their intervention to remove the Governor and restore the dignity of Raj Bhavan.
The employees had alleged that Shanmuganathan had "seriously compromised the dignity of the Raj Bhavan and turned it into a 'young ladies club'.
"It has become a place where young ladies come and go at will on direct orders of the Governor... Many of them have direct access to his bedroom." Shanmuganathan became Governor of Meghalaya in May 2015.
Women activists had begun a signature campaign here seeking Shanmuganathan's removal. The campaign, spearheaded by women-led Civil Society Women Organisation (CSWO) and Thma u Rangli (TUR), was launched following reports of inappropriate behaviour by the Governor.
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