Bengaluru, Apr 21: Hardline BJP leader and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, who had deleted some of his old sexist tweets while contesting for Lok Sabha polls, yesterday deleted deleted his ugly remarks against Arab woman after it went viral and triggered sharp response from many quarters, including from the Arab world.
In 2015, before Surya became an MP, he had said in a tweet, "95% of Arab women have never had an orgasm in the last few hundred years! Every mother has produced kids as an act of sex and not love. @Tarek Fatah."
The old tweet was picked up some influential members in the Arab community. Many intellectuals and various members of the royal families too have over the past few days condemned the attacks on Muslims in India and called out instances on Islamophobia. They have been highlighting derogatory comments about the Arab community purportedly made by supporters of the ruling BJP. It was then that a few found that even present day recognised leaders like Tejasvi had made similar comments in the past.
As the outrage grew, Tejasvi deleted the old tweet. A lot of BJP supporters on Twitter then started pointing out that Tejasvi Surya had merely quoted Canadian journalist Tareh Fatah, known for his anti-Islam comments. But by then someone had archived the tweet and Tejasvi's response to it in 2015.
In a thread to the same tweet, responding to criticism, Surya had said that these were not his opinion but attributed to Tarek Fatah. He also said that he agrees with Fateh's position that 'Islamofascism was a threat to all civilsations'.
Surya could not be reached for a comment.
However, a source close to Surya, said, "This is a 2015 tweet where Tejasvi Surya was quoting Tarek Fatah from an interview. It is being wrongly attributed to him with malicious intent. The main issue being addressed in the interview was about the barbaric and inhuman practice of genital mutilation of women. If there's any person to comment on it, it has to be Tarek Fatah."
Tejasvi Surya had landed in a similar controversy soon after his nomination as a candidate just ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
Surya could not be reached for a comment.
However, a source close to Surya, said, "This is a 2015 tweet where Tejasvi Surya was quoting Tarek Fatah from an interview. It is being wrongly attributed to him with malicious intent. The main issue being addressed in the interview was about the barbaric and inhuman practice of genital mutilation of women. If there's any person to comment on it, it has to be Tarek Fatah."
Tejasvi Surya had landed in a similar controversy soon after his nomination as a candidate just ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
The Congress also stepped in to criticise Surya and the BJP, national spokesperson Sanjay Jha said in a tweet, “The BJP gives tickets to Pragya Singh Thakur and #TejasviSurya etc because it helps popularise their hardline bigoted political profile. But the chickens usually come home to roost. Today, India stands embarrassed, humiliated.”
Inaugurating the BJP's district convention here on Saturday, he said that the protest campaign is planned in response to the indifference of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan towards the unrest in his home district including his home village of Pinarayi.
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Haha #1...RSS policy don't work ?,...then you are madrasa illetarate only ..sumne 30 days English speaking coarse kalsi ..love jihad ge train madiro product antha gottagutte ....we from RSS at very rapid rate penetrating Kerala and not one or even 10 killings deter us....we love our motherland to the core ....sangh will give befitting reply to their opponents in their own language ....
I think the cheddis have read the history of Zioist..of their deception and still wants to follow that way and deceiving many youths to take their side without considering the results...
Zioist fooled the people on World war by supplyng the weapons to both sides. and also fooled the countries thru bankers....
Russians and chinese recognised them and oppose their stratergy.
india has recognized it but cheddis controlled govt. will take the indians into their deception .. This is the REALITY.
Many families have lost their sons and the family members are in suffering...
And people will come to know only when it reaches their house holds.
If Your heart recognised the LIARS, better to start distancing from the LIARS. if not You will fall to the trap of their deception
Killers feeling the HEAT...
Some young life lost
and the HATERS are playing their games of blaming
the parents and the family of the killed will be suffering...
When can WE honest people understand this game of Hatred.
Why cant WE support openly to those who are against Hatred..
come lets join and voice out against the hate campaigns
What difference it is going to make....end of the day general public has to suffer....
Yes bjp, now you aware you JEWS policy will not accepted in GODS OWN LAND. You are targeting in your dominated state but it won't work out all over INDIA.
Tit For Tat is the right policy for you and your backing communal group.
Jai Hind!
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