 "Dinesh Gundu Rao's wife Tabu criticises Anant Kumar Hegde for 'Muslim lady' remark, asks him to challenge her husband politically")
Bengaluru: Hitting back at Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde for making “provocative” remarks against her husband, the wife of Karnataka Congress President Dinesh Gundu Rao Monday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader should stop “hiding behind a housewife’s saree” and engage with him politically.
I shall definitely answer this guy @dineshgrao's queries, before which could he please reveal himself as to who he is along with his achievements?
— Anantkumar Hegde (@AnantkumarH) January 27, 2019
I only know him as a guy who ran behind a Muslim lady. https://t.co/8hVJ2wQXMU
Hegde had responded to Rao on Twitter “as a guy who ran behind a Muslim lady” after the state Congress president questioned the minister about his achievements. Hitting back at Hegde, Rao’s wife Tabassum wrote on Facebook that she does not hold any party or public position and she should not be used as a “pawn in their cheap politics”.
My response to Union minister Mr Ananth Kumar Hegde's statement which are disrespectful to my family and me. Unfortunately, I am unable to tag him because he has blocked me. @dineshgrao pic.twitter.com/ZsiBf2jgKB
— Tabu Rao (@TabbuRao) January 28, 2019
“I have never made any personal remarks against any BJP leader and I strongly resent them using me as a pawn in their cheap politics. If they have courage, they should challenge my husband politically instead of hiding behind a housewife’s saree and throwing stones. Yes, I was born a Muslim, but we are proud Indians first. The Constitution of India which is built on the foundation of secularism guarantees every individual liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship,” she wrote. She said such “misogynist and provocative” remarks are highly unbecoming of a Union minister. Tabassum said she had tried to engage Hegde on Twitter but instead of responding, he blocked her. “Karnataka politicians are generally known for their maturity and dignity. I would urge Mr Hegde and his colleagues not to sully the image of our state through their vitriolic statements and demeaning remarks against women,” she said.
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