Farooq says men are scared of talking to women for fear of getting jailed,apologises

The apology from Farooq Abdullah came after his son,Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah,posted a tweet seeking an apology from his father over his statement.

Omar had tweeted,“I’m sure the attempt wasn’t to trivialise important issue of women’s security so I hope dad apologises for the misplaced attempt at humour.”

I'm sure the attempt wasn't to trivialise important issue of women's security so I hope dad apologises for the misplaced attempt at humour.

— Omar Abdullah (@abdullah_omar) December 6,2013

“These days,I am afraid of talking to women. In fact I don’t even want to keep a woman secretary,god forbid,if there’s a complaint against me and I end up in jail. Such is the state of affairs today. I agree that incidents of rape have increased…but this has to stop somewhere,” Farooq Abdullah had said.

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister had added that he was not blaming the girls,but the society itself.

Angry reactions on Twitter

Even though Farooq Abdullah apologised after the controversial remark,people took to Twitter to vent their ire.

When men say they are afraid of hiring or talking to women as Farooq Abdullah did. They are visibly a victim of their own insecurity!

— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) December 6,2013

Dr Abdullah,what have you gone and said! Expect more sensitivity from a senior public figure.And the father of a daughter

— Derek O'Brien (@quizderek) December 6,2013