Congress MP K Sudhakaran labels Suryanelli rape victim ‘a prostitute’

Congress MP K Sudhakaran sparks controversy yet again after calling the Suryanelli gangrape victim a ‘prostitute’.

During a press conference in Muscat, the congress MP said, “This girl went out shopping, to meet a doctor. She had enough opportunities to escape. But she didn’t. She was sexually involved with many men and benefited from it, and later called it rape. The difference between rape and prostitution has to be defined clearly. It is the necessity of the society.”

He rubbished charges against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien by saying the case is ‘baseless’.

Sudhakaran’s comment upsets and angers many and he has been strongly criticised.  The Opposition parties are demanding action against him.

Ex-chief minister of Kerala VS Achuthanandan said, “Such remarks can only be made by an uncivilised person. This is a very filthy (insulting) statement made at the society in general and at women in particular.”

Congress is distancing itself from Sudhakaran’s comments.

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