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Not done, Mr Shourie (a letter) - The Asian Age

Posted By Ashok V. Chowgule (ashokvc@giasbm01.vsnl.net.in)
July 8, 1998

Title: Not done, Mr Shourie (a letter)
Author:
Publication: The Asian Age
Date: July 8, 1998

Sir, The undersigned women's organisations strongly
protest against Mr Arun Shourie's debasing references to
female anatomy in an article written by him entitled
Fabrications on the way to the funeral in The Asian Age
(July 3). The article is about the ICHR, in the course of
which Mr Arun Shourie writes "If an RSS publication
publishes even an interview with me, that is further proof of
my being communal. But so tough are the hymen of these
progressives that even when they contribute signed articles
to publications of the Communist party their virginity
remains intact."

Not only is the analogy crude, it is completely
inappropriate, as the issues he discusses are as far removed
>from women's bodies, as is such writing from civilised
standards. Coarse sexist allusions in the media such as
these can sometimes be ignored, as the reflections of a
perverted mind. But Mr Arun Shourie is no ordinary
journalist. He is now a member of Parliament representing
the BJP. He is accountable for his words and his actions as
is his party. Is this the respect accorded to women in their
culture? Is this the type of sexist and insulting language
that Mr Shourie will use in Parliament?

The least he can do is issue a public apology.

(All India Democratic Women's Association, National
Federation of Indian Women, Joint Women's Programme,
National Alliance of Women's Organisation, All India
Muslim Women's Association, Jagori, Nirantar, Ankur,
Shakti Shalini - Vithalbhai Patel House, Rafi Marg, New
Delhi 110 001)