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The police have registered a case against Nathan, the BJP president of Tamil Nadu’s Karur unit, for his remark allegedly made during a protest on February 10.
Jothimani also posted a purported video of Nathan on X, in which he allegedly made the indecent remark. (Photo: ANI)
Congress MP Jothimani on Tuesday hit back at BJP leader V V Senthil Nathan over his derogatory remark and said she is just a “sexual object” for him.
The police have registered a case against Nathan, the BJP president of Tamil Nadu’s Karur unit, for his remark allegedly made during a protest on February 10.
Jothimani, a Lok Sabha MP from Karur, said Nathan’s statements reflect his party’s “ideologies and thought processes”.
“These are very disgusting and obscene remarks against me. It is the worst form of abuse. No woman should have to go through something like this. I was shocked… According to this person’s worldview, my knowledge, merit, hard work, commitment, and ideology are nothing. I am just a woman, a body, a sexual object. This is what the RSS and BJP taught him. His statements reflect his party’s ideologies and thought processes,” she told ANI.
“This has been used as a weapon against all those women who speak their mind fearlessly, who speak truth to power, and refuse to be silent,” she added.
Jothimani also posted a purported video of Nathan on X, in which he allegedly made the indecent remark.
I am releasing this obscene and deeply repulsive video, in which the Karur District President of the BJP, Mr Senthil Nathan, speaks about me, with full awareness and firm resolve. I am making it public because only then can society respond with the anger and condemnation that men… pic.twitter.com/ybAUXQvn4b— Jothimani (@jothims) February 16, 2026
Congress MP Manickam Tagore condemned Nathan’s comment and said abusing an elected woman representative is an attack on democracy and the dignity of women across India. He also demanded an unconditional apology from the BJP and strict disciplinary action by his party.
February 17, 2026, 13:49 IST
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