PM Modi campaigned for Revanna, owes explanation to women of India, says Shashi Tharoor
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi «owed an explanation to the country's women» for having campaigned in favour of sex scandal accused Prajjwal Revanna. Speaking to PTI-Video during his visit to Patna, Tharoor alleged that accusations against Revanna had been known to the BJP which chose to ignore these because of «political cynicism».
«It is now well known that videotapes of Revanna were made available to a BJP leader in Karnataka where the party displayed political cynicism by keeping mum and having a truck with the Janata Dal (Secular),» he said.
Referring to a rally of Modi in the Hassan constituency for Revanna who has been on the run since the matter came to light, Tharoor said, «The prime minister of the country clearly owes an answer to the country's women for canvassing in favour of such a candidate».
The former Union minister also said he was «confused» by the PM's speeches smacking of "Muslim bashing" after which he said in an interview that he would be unworthy of his office if he pitted one community against another.
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