With Crude Hema Malini Analogy, Maharashtra Minister Joins Hall Of Shame
NDTV
Shiv Sena leader Gulabrao Patil compared the roads in his constituency to Hema Malini's cheeks - a distasteful comment not made for the first time.
Token efforts to weed out the embedded misogyny in Indian political circles suffered yet another blow this week when a Maharashtra minister and senior Shiv Sena leader Gulabrao Patil compared the roads in his constituency in Jalgaon district to actor-politician Hema Malini's cheeks.
Meeting the minimum standards of admonishment for middle-aged men politicians unable to rein in their public fascination with women actors' cheeks, the state women's commission has demanded an apology from him.
The video of Mr Patil's remarks, which he made recently while addressing an election meeting for the Bodhwad Nagar Panchayat polls in the district, has gone viral on social media.
During the speech, Mr Patil asked his opponents to visit his constituency to see how good the roads were.
