DMK's Dayanidhi Maran apologises for comments on workers from UP, Bihar
Chennai, Jan 2: DMK Lok Sabha MP Dayanidhi Maran on Tuesday apologised for his comments on workers, an issue in which he faced flak on social media. He said his words had been misunderstood.
The former union minister said he was sorry if his remarks offended anyone, putting an end to the controversy.
Recently, a video of the DMK parliamentarian allegedly making a derogatory remark against Uttar Pradesh and Bihar workers went viral on social media. Later, when reporters sought his reaction to an old video of his doing the rounds on social media, Maran said it was the work of a jobless barber.
He accused the BJP IT wing of being desperate to stoke a controversy to gain political mileage and said that the saffron party's IT wing would not succeed.
Taking to the social media platform X today, Maran said, "A situation leading to the fall of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has arisen as the people's sufferings are more than the BJP's achievements during the nine years of its rule."
"Hence, the IT wing of the BJP is hectically involved in diverting the people's attention by posting doctored speeches and videos of the opposition parties on social media. My response to a question from reporters has been misunderstood. I humbly state that at no point in time have I ever intended to hurt any individual or particular section. I apologise if my comments have offended anyone," he said in the post.
கடந்த ஒன்பது ஆண்டுகால ஒன்றிய பாஜக அரசின் மக்களுக்கான சாதனைகள் என்று சொல்லுவதைக்காட்டிலும் வேதனைகளே அதிக அளவில் உள்ள காரணத்தினால், நடைபெறவிருக்கும் நாடாளுமன்ற தேர்தலில் இந்தியா முழுவதும் பிரதமர் மோடி அவர்களின் தலைமையிலான பாஜக அரசு பெருத்த சரிவை சந்திக்கக் கூடிய சூழல் உருவாகி… pic.twitter.com/y272lojd7z
— Dayanidhi Maran தயாநிதி மாறன் (@Dayanidhi_Maran) January 2, 2024
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Where is question of offence when there is consensual relationship? SC asks
New Delhi (PTI): Where is the question of an offence when a relationship is consensual? the Supreme Court on Monday asked a woman who had challenged an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court that had quashed an FIR against her former live-in partner in a case of alleged sexual assault on a false promise of marriage.
A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that the woman lived together with the man and also had a child from him.
"Where is the question of offence when there is a consensual relationship? They were living together and she also had a child from him and then there is no marriage and now, she says sexual assault? For 15 years they lived together," Justice Nagarathna remarked.
The woman's counsel told the court that she had lost her husband earlier and was introduced to the accused by her brother-in-law.
The court was also told that the accused had promised to marry her and sexually exploited her.
Justice Nagarathna then asked, "Why did she go and live with him before marriage?"
"She lived with him. She had a child from him. He walks out because there is no marriage bond. Legal bond is not there. He walks out, that is the risk in a live-in relationship. So once he walks out, it does not become a criminal offence," she said.
The woman's lawyer submitted that the accused was already married and had concealed this fact.
"See, if there was marriage, the question of her rights would have been better. She could have filed regarding bigamy. She could have filed for maintenance. She would have got those reliefs. Now since there is no marriage, they live together, this is the risk. They can walk out any day. What do we do?" Justice Nagarathna said.
She suggested that the woman could pursue remedies, such as maintenance for the child, and asked the parties to go for mediation.
"Even if he goes to jail, what will she gain? We can think of some maintenance for the child. Child is now seven years (old). At least, some monetary compensation can be made for the child," Justice Nagarathna said.
The apex court issued a notice in the matter and asked the parties to explore if a settlement could be reached between the petitioner and the accused.
