Congress leader ignites political row over his statement on rape case in Kerala
- Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has triggered a huge controversy in Kerala with his remark about the accused in a rape case that is being seen as anti-women.
- The case involved the rape of a 44-year-old woman, allegedly by a junior health inspector.
- At a press conference on Tuesday, a journalist had asked: "The accused health inspector is a member of a pro-congress association. An active member. If all congress persons started assaulting like this, how can women live?"
- "Is it written somewhere that only DYFI workers can assault?" the senior Congress leader had retorted. He further said, "These allegations are all lies, that he (the accused) is part of a NGO association or a Congress member... lies being told."
- "Ramesh Chennithala must apologise for making a statement which insults women," Health Minister KK Shailaja said.
