UDF ally RMP leader's remark against Kerala ex-health minister, actor triggers row

May 12, 2024 13:21

Kerala ex-health minister KK Shailaja/File image

A leader of the Revolutionary Marxist Party, a key constituent in the opposition Congress-led UDF, has courted controversy for making an alleged sexist remark against senior CPI-M leader KK Shailaja and Malayalam film actress Maju Warrier.

RMP leader KS Hariharan made the objectionable remark on Saturday night while speaking at a meeting in Vadakara here which was inaugurated by Leader of Opposition in the state assembly VD Satheesan.

The event was organised in response to the ruling LDF's charges that UDF workers had made a morphed video of Shailaja who was a candidate in Vadakara in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls.

As the remark sparked a huge political storm, his own party high command and the UDF openly criticised him and said Hariharan should not have made such objectionable comments against any woman.

Later, Hariharan came out with a Facebook post saying friends and journalists brought to his notice that he had made an "inappropriate" remark during the speech.

The senior leader, through the post, also expressed regret for his comment. -- PTI

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