Kozhikode: Another political controversy has emerged in Kerala. Minister P.J. Joseph has allegedly harassed a woman co-passenger on-board when traveling by Kingfisher airlines.  

Many of the opposition parties have stood against him for continuing as a minister during the inquiry. The chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan has ordered I.G. B. Sandhya to probe into the matter. 

The complainant is a Chennai based lady who had been a news reader with a Malayalam channel. The incident occurred on August 03 and her husband filed a complaint later. In the complaint a VIP has been mentioned. In the preliminary inquiry, airline officials disclosed that minister had traveled in the same airlines on the day.

On board, the VIP touched her and tried to harass sexually, husband of the lady complained. Earlier P.J. Joseph had to face allegations on Mythri housing loans and some other projects. While the opposition parties have been campaigning against him, they have got another weapon to attack him.