Day after TN Governor apology, BJP leader S Ve Shekher shares FB post abusing women journalists

“This ugly truth has come out through the complaints raised recently. These are the (using a derogatory word) women who have come out to question the Governor. Media people are the cheap, lowly, ugly, vulgar beings of Tamil Nadu. There are only few exceptions. I respect only them. Otherwise, the whole of TN media is in a regressive path caught in the hands of criminals, rascals, blackmailers,” read the post.

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Shekher shared the post with a credit at the beginning — “From Thirumalai S”. Shekher told The Indian Express that Thirumalai is a “strong BJP supporter” in the US. “I met him during my visit to US. He told me he is a supporter of (PM Narendra) Modi,” Shekher said. “I didn’t read the post fully before I shared it. I will never abuse anyone. I wanted to delete that post, but Facebook has blocked it. I cannot access my account for the next 24 hours.”

Demanding action against Shekher, journalists in Chennai will protest on Friday before the BJP state headquarters in Chennai.

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