LIVE! TMC candidate Dev on media glare: I feel like being raped, you can shout or enjoy it

March 24, 2014 16:39

Bengal superstar Dev, a Trinamool candidate from the Ghatal constituency, when asked by a Bengali tabloid on whether he was enjoying the media glare on him, said, "I feel like being raped, you can shout or you can enjoy."

His comments have not gone down well with women activists who are now planning to take up the issue with the election commission.
TMC has fielded at least seven stars, from fields as diverse as cinema, theatre, music and sports. -- Indrani Roy

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