'To people like him, woman nothing more than body': Congress MP flays BJP leader

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Jothimani connected Tuesday slammed alleged remarks by Karur BJP territory president V V Senthil Nathan against her, saying helium views her arsenic “just arsenic woman, a body, a intersexual object.

” The Karur Town Police person registered a lawsuit against Senthil Nathan implicit the remarks, which were allegedly made during a protestation held connected February 10 successful beforehand of the Head Post Office successful Karur by the BJP women’s wing.The objection was organised to condemn what enactment leaders described arsenic injustices against women nether the “lawless DMK regime,” and was attended by BJP authorities caput Amar Prasad Reddy, erstwhile MP Karvendhan and much than 300 enactment workers.According to police, during his speech, “District President Nathan allegedly made indecent and derogatory remarks astir Karur Member of Parliament Jothi Mani, successful a mode said to beryllium insulting to womanhood and intended to disturb nationalist peace,” arsenic quoted by ANI.Based connected a ailment lodged by Karur District Congress President Ramesh, the Karur Town Police person registered a lawsuit against BJP District President Senthil Nathan nether 5 sections of the law, constabulary said.

Calling Senthil Nathan’s remarks a reflection of what BJP and RSS person taught him, Jothimani told ANI, “These are precise disgusting and obscene remarks against me. It is the worst signifier of abuse. No pistillate should person to spell done thing similar this. I was shocked.”“According to this person's worldview, my knowledge, merit, hard work, commitment, and ideology are nothing. I americium conscionable a woman, a body, a intersexual object. This is what the RSS and BJP taught him.

His statements bespeak his party's ideologies and thought processes. This has been utilized arsenic a limb against each those women who talk their caput fearlessly, who talk information to power, and garbage to beryllium silent,” she added.

Congress MP Manickam Tagore besides issued a connection connected X condemning the remarks and demanding enactment against the BJP functionary. “This is not an isolated outburst — it reflects the toxic RSS-BJP mindset that normalises misogyny and idiosyncratic attacks connected women successful nationalist life. When specified connection is repeatedly utilized by enactment functionaries — from the State President yesterday to the District President contiguous successful “New India “— the soundlessness of Prime Minister @NarendraModi becomes telling.”