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As the governmental conflict successful Kayamkulam heats up, the United Democratic Front (UDF) was drawn into a contention aft 1 of its leaders was accused of making a misogynistic remark against Left Democratic Front campaigner U. Prathibha.
The incidental occurred during a UDF normal astatine Kayamkulam connected Wednesday evening, erstwhile Irshad Chakkalassery, UDF mandalam convener and a person of the Indian Union Muslim League, allegedly said that Ms. Prathibha was relying connected her oratorical skills and carnal quality to triumph implicit voters. The remark triggered protests from antithetic quarters, pursuing which Mr. Chakkalassery tendered an unconditional apology.
Reacting strongly, Ms. Prathibha announced that she would initiate ineligible proceedings against the UDF leader. She asserted that she had ne'er indulged successful idiosyncratic attacks against her opponents and said specified remarks were unacceptable.
“No 1 should talk astir others successful specified a manner. What is adjacent much disturbing is his assemblage language, and the information that nary 1 contiguous astatine the venue responded to his remarks. I mean to initiate beardown ineligible enactment successful this matter,” she said.
Mr. Chakkalassery, however, claimed that his words were being taken retired of discourse and misinterpreted. He besides expressed regret if anyone was wounded by his remarks.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan besides condemned the incident. “Using abusive connection against a pistillate successful nationalist beingness reflects a superior diminution successful governmental culture. Unable to antagonistic the improvement initiatives and nationalist engagement led by comrade Prathibha connected governmental grounds, the close helping appears to beryllium resorting to idiosyncratic attacks instead,” helium said successful a societal media post.
He said the repeated claims of “we basal with her” by the Leader of the Opposition and UDF leaders stood successful stark opposition to their soundlessness connected specified misogynistic conduct, exposing what helium described arsenic hypocrisy.
Meanwhile, M. Liju, UDF campaigner successful Kayamkulam, besides expressed his disagreement with the remarks made by the IUML leader.
