Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit irked in another controversy

Chennai, April 18: Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit irked in another controversy as he patted the cheek of a woman journalist, without her consent, seemingly to dodge her question.

Coming to details, He held a press conference on Tuesday evening to clear his name from a controversy surrounding a professor arrested in the ‘sex for degrees’ case.

The incident took place when the 78-year-old Governor was about to leave the venue of the crowded press conference at the Raj Bhavan.

In this reagrd, Journalists in Tamil Nadu have written a letter to Governor Banwarilal Purohit demanding a formal apology. Mr Governor, we, the journalists of Tamil Nadu, demand that you offer an unconditional apology to the journalist in question and also assure all journalists of Tamil Nadu that you will not violate their rights in the future," the letter read.

Calling it unprofessional behavior, the journalist, Lakshmi Subramanian, said it was completely uncalled for to touch a stranger without consent.

"This, moments after he dismissed a barrage of questions about allegations of sexual misconduct against himself. Unprofessional behaviour - and completely uncalled for to touch a stranger without her consent, especially a woman," she tweeted.