The Director of Medical Education (DME), Chennai, has suspended Syed Thahir Hussain, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Madurai Medical College following the complaints of sexual harassment by female students. Dean S Rathnavel said that after the complaints were received, as per the rules, an eight-member Vishaka Committee was constituted and an inquiry was held. The Committee upheld the complaints. All reports were sent to the DME and based on the report, the accused has been suspended, he added.