Pushkar adds that Narendra Modi cannot expect to be prime minister in the 21st century if he does not learn to respect women. "In fact, I don't expect a mass murderer to apologise. Isn't the BJP leader of the opposition a woman? I know there are many people in the party who are squirming at Modi's remarks," said Pushkar.

She also admitted that she had indeed been molested at Thiruvananthapuram airport and that she refused to take it lying down and hit the man who pawed her.