LAILA HITS BACK AT PARRIKAR

Laila Tyabji, social worker and craft activist, on her Facebook account, wrote, “How inconsiderate of these bad girls to frighten a former Defence Minister. God knows where this female beer drinking may lead.... I am SO SO tired of r****** d patriarchal male leaders who conveniently dump all the responsibility of every social evil, be it drugs, road rage, child pornography or rape, onto women. It’s us and our clothes, our having a drink, our laughter, our working late, our driving alone at night, even our being professionally successful or just being independently ourselves, that supposedly sets off these terrible happenings; inciting otherwise totally blameless, decent men into doing bad things. So, in protest at this rubbish, following the example of my friend Bunny Suraiya, I am posting a picture of mine enjoying a glass of sangria wine, ( something I’ve done for over 50 years without any deleterious consequences to anyone). I urge you all to do the same. Let’s raise a glass to feminine freedom! ( sic)”