S.Ve. Shekher Maligns Character of Women Journalists, Supports TN Governor: BJP Leader Deletes Sexist Facebook Post Which Called Professionals Cheap!
Reportedly after being slammed for his sexist post, he said that someone from USA had posted it and he just shared it. The Facebook Post has now been deleted by him.
Just two days after Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit triggered a massive furore post his patting on the cheeks of a female journalist at a press conference at Raj Bhavan, S. Ve. Shekher, a BJP leader from the state has got embroiled in fresh controversy for his sexist post about women journalists, maligning their character and pointing fingers at their profession.
According to reports, in his post, Shekher stated that the journalist Lakshmi Subramanian has accused the Governor, with the solve motive to defame the BJP government. Some outrageous statements made by him are- “The Governor should wash his hands with phenyle for touching her.” "Illiterate scoundrels are now in media, she (senior female journalist Subramanian) is not an exception to that. Sexual abuses are more in media than in educational institutions. No one can become a reporter or news anchor without sleeping with some big shots. I respect few those who are exceptions, however, most in TN media are blackmailers and cheap people,” he adds.
Reportedly after being slammed for his sexist post, Shekher said that someone from USA had posted it and he just shared it. The Facebook post has now been deleted by him. Tamil Nadu governor faced flak earlier this week, for his 'pat' action, he immediately apologised and termed it as a 'grandfatherly affection' towards the female journalist for asking an intelligent question. The journalist took to Twitter to announce that she has accepted his apology, but was not convinced about Purohit's intention.
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