Bihar minister slams Hema for widows remark
19 Sept 2014 5:31 AM IST
Bihar Social Welfare minister Leshi Singh on Thursday sought an apology from actor-turned-politician Hema Malini for her controversial remark on the widows of Vrindavan.
Hema, a member of Parliament from Mathura, had said that the widows from Bengal and Bihar should not crowd Vrindavan, the holy city in Uttar Pradesh home to thousands of destitute women.
‘Hema Malini’s remarks have insulted the women of the country. Her despicable comment has hurt everybody,’ Leshi Singh told PTI.
Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have always welcomed people from outside and this was very much manifested by the fact that she won from Mathura in the Lok Sabha poll, she said.
Vrindaban, the land of Lord Krishna where widows from across the country throng, belongs to everybody and nobody should be barred from coming to the place, Singh said. ‘She has been a loving artiste all through but by making such a statement Malini has attracted displeasure of people.
She should tender an apology to the widows immediately,’ she said.
Hema, a member of Parliament from Mathura, had said that the widows from Bengal and Bihar should not crowd Vrindavan, the holy city in Uttar Pradesh home to thousands of destitute women.
‘Hema Malini’s remarks have insulted the women of the country. Her despicable comment has hurt everybody,’ Leshi Singh told PTI.
Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have always welcomed people from outside and this was very much manifested by the fact that she won from Mathura in the Lok Sabha poll, she said.
Vrindaban, the land of Lord Krishna where widows from across the country throng, belongs to everybody and nobody should be barred from coming to the place, Singh said. ‘She has been a loving artiste all through but by making such a statement Malini has attracted displeasure of people.
She should tender an apology to the widows immediately,’ she said.
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