National Commission of Women (NCW) condemned the offensive remark made by Randeep Surjewala and asked the Chief Election Commissioner to take immediate action against him
"Why do we elect MLA/MP? So that they can raise our voices, and get our views accepted. They are not Hema Malini who is made MP to lick her," Surjewala was heard saying, the video of which is going viral on social media.
Over the years, the representation of 'South India' in Bollywood has been reduced to portraying characters who just do not speak Hindi the normal way, characters whose job is to say things like "Aiyo, kaisa ji, kya bolta ji", Priyamani said.
SheThePeople, on its website, says that it is India's first women's channel inspired by real stories and seeks to change the discourse on, about and for women.
What makes such sexist jibes worse is that the flagbearers of feminism are silent on it because the ones on the receiving end are 'Sanghis' who anyway are considered dispensable.
Shiv Sena leader Gulabrao Patil on Sunday compared roads outside his house to Hema Malini's cheeks. MP Sanjay Raut endorsed it saying that such comparison shows respect to her.
Last year in August PM Modi conducted Bhoomi Pujan of the Bhavya Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, months after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of Ram Lalla Virajman