Shameful: BJP Minister Says #MeToo Started By ‘Perverted Minds’
“This is the result of the activities of some people with perverted minds,” he said.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker and Union Minister of State for Finance and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan on Wednesday said that the #MeToo campaign was started by ‘perverted minds’.
He said, “This is the result of the activities of some people with perverted minds. This corrupts the purity of our land. This issue corrupts the honour of our women. This is not a good thing,” reported The Hindu.
Radhakrishnan was speaking to the reporters after inaugurating a health and wellness centre at Kurumbapatti village in Karur district.
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When reporters asked him about the #MeToo movement, the minister replied, “You and I work with women. What if someone makes an accusation against you, alleging that something happened when you were playing together while in the fifth standard? Will you accept it? How is it justice?”
“If men start (something similar), how insulting will it be? They can make such allegations against any woman. This cannot be accepted,” he added.
He also told the reporters that he was not aware of MJ Akbar’s resignation.
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India’s #MeToo movement hit the BJP as well when veteran journalist and BJP minister MJ Akbar was accused of sexual harassment by dozens of women. On Wednesday, Akbar had to resign from his position of Minister if State External Affairs.