The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has appointed two women, including a Hindu Dalit, to its national leadership for the first time in a bid to project a more progressive image amid criticism about the poor representation of women in Kerala politics.

Jayanthi Rajan, a local leader from Kerala, and Fathima Muzaffer, a local councillor from Tamil Nadu, were made national assistant secretaries at the party’s national committee meeting in Chennai Thursday.

Rajan hails from Wayanad district’s indigenous Kunduvadiyan community, categorised under Other Eligible Communities (OEC).

“I am very happy. This is a historical moment. My entire family belongs to the Congress. But I have seen politics rooted in social service in the IUML, unlike in other parties,” Rajan told ThePrint.

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