Kerala Cong MP booked for derogatory remarks against woman mayor

October 26, 2021 19:11

Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP K Muraleedharan was on Tuesday booked by police for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Thiruvananthapuram city corporation Mayor Arya Rajendran, police said.

Police said a case has been registered against the Congress leader under IPC Sections 354A (sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment) and 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) on the basis of the complainant filed by Rajendran, a Communist Party of India-Marxist member, alleging that he had insulted her womanhood by making derogatory remarks against her during a protest in front of the corporation office in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.

Addressing Congress workers during a protest seeking action against corporation officials allegedly involved in a revenue scam, Muraleedharan had said that the Mayor is looking beautiful but what comes out of her mouth was more terrible than the 'Kodungallur Bharani songs'.

Meanwhile, Muraleedharan on Tuesday expressed regret over his remarks, saying it was not meant to hurt anyone but slammed the Mayor for the alleged corruption in the Thiruvananthapuram corporation.

"I regret if my remarks have caused mental distress to anyone personally. I do not hesitate to say it. I do not want any of my statements to hurt anyone personally", the Vatakara MP said in a Facebook post.

He, however, said he doesn't see anything vulgar in saying that someone is beautiful. -- PTI

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