Senior Congress MLA and former Karnataka Assembly speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar made a statement yesterday saying, “When rape is inevitable, enjoy it,” in the Karnataka Assembly. The statement came as a reply to the current speaker, Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri, and it has sparked a controversy.
Kumar, said to the Speaker, “There’s a saying… when rape is inevitable, lie down and enjoy it. That’s exactly the position into which you are.” Kageri laughed in response. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media.
The MLAs had requested the speaker for time to discuss farmer’s issues in the Assembly. Telling members to take a decision on their own, Kageri looked at former speaker Kumar and said, “I feel, let’s enjoy the situation. I can’t keep this under control and take it forward in a systematic way.” Kumar made the sexist and offensive statement as a reply to this.
Ramesh Kumar later apologised for his statement. However, no Media channel or Journalist has covered this issue. BJP Media Spokesperson SG Suryah asked, “Where are all the media houses and journalists now?” on Twitter in Tamil. Check out the tweet here:
“கற்பழிப்பு தவிர்க்க முடியாததாக இருக்கும் போது, அதை அனுபவித்து மகிழுங்கள்!” கர்நாடகா சட்டசபையில் இதை சொல்வது காங்கிரஸ் எம்.எல்.ஏ-வும் முன்னாள் சபாநாயகருமான ரமேஷ் குமார்.
அறச்சீற்றம் கொண்டு பொங்கும் தமிழக ஊடகங்களும்/ஊடகவியலாளர்களும் எங்கப்பா போனீங்க?pic.twitter.com/VSK12SkuNZ
— SG Suryah (@SuryahSG) December 16, 2021
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