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.”
He was speaking after welcoming a chariot (ratha) spreading awareness on the Vishwa Tuluvere Aayano' (World Tulu Conference) to be held at Badiadka near Kasaragod from December 9 to 13. He later flagged off the chariot near Rajangana.
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Who is mother in law ?
\ Beary\" is grand papa"
Konkani is your mother in law....
hi..
kannada is mother, tulu is father.. then who is cow? not anymore Gomatha????
India is Mother,
Cow is Mother,
Karnataka Is Mother,
Father only one TULU...
Iddu yentha vipariyaasa kanri. Thai ge belene illwa kanri.
Kandu kandavarennalla Thai Antharalri Ivaru...
Adakke kanri namma VIREN Sahibru Thai land nalli kuthiruudu.
Humans have their own human mothers
Animals have their own mothers
COW is the mother of CALF
U Were silent When Cheddis were killing the human in the name of Cow mother
Please dont make another fake mothers to create trouble in the society
People have started thinking now
They dont want FAKE MOTHERS
They want to take care of their OWN MOTHER who gave birth to them...
WE RESPECT U BUT please dont think WE ARE ALL STUPID TO FOLLOW WHATEVER U SPILL...
IS IPHONE 7, WHICH RELEASED YESTERDAY, IS ALSO UR FATHER??
iphone 7, the father is released yesterday.
:)......
Please do not add one more to ur parents list. We are confused what and who are your parents.. Already there are many.. now pls do not add more..
I thought Cow is ur mother. totally how many mothers and fathers u people have.
Kannnada occupied mother's place. What about poor cow? fed up with cows?
Joke of the day!
Mother, Father.
Mother, Father.
Mother, Father.
Each and everything is a Father or Mother.
But, finally ignore real mother and father.
They end up on roads or old age homes.
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