New Delhi:
It’s an outdated trope to discredit girls by “attacking her character”, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut stated Monday, noting that the follow shouldn’t be restricted to India and urged society to look inside to grasp how girls are handled.
The actor-turned-politician additionally referenced the Tamil Nadu Chief of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin’s alleged tacit derogatory remarks on actor Trisha.
“You’ve seen what occurred in Tamil Nadu, the place a really revered artist and actress was concerned in a matter the place the connection was between each events. Nonetheless, in the case of abuses and character assassination, it’s at all times the lady who’s focused,” Ranaut instructed reporters after chairing the District Growth Coordination and Monitoring assembly at Kullu.
Yesterday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, speaking in the state Assembly, said. “There could be harsh political criticism, however there shouldn’t be any defamatory remarks towards girls.”
In a warning apparently aimed on the opposition DMK, Vijay stated private assaults, double-meaning insults, or utilizing derogatory language focusing on girls will draw fast, uncompromising authorized penalties.
Udhayanidhi allegedly made a double-meaning comment throughout a Cauvery protest assembly in August, a remark the DMK claims has been maliciously “edited” and “misrepresented”, saying he by no means uttered the actor’s identify.
“Everyone knows that this isn’t restricted to India. It exists the world over. Whether or not a girl is working, profitable, a pacesetter, or ready of energy or authority, she is at all times introduced down by attacking her character,” Ranaut, who has confronted private assaults, stated.
“So, when will this sort of character assassination of girls cease? Someplace, we have to look inside ourselves as a society and ask how we view girls and whether or not we actually respect them or not,” she added.
