Last year, MLA George had questioned the credibility of actress in abduction case and was later booked for revealing her identity.
New Delhi: The independent MLA from Kerala, P.C. George, who Saturday called a nun a “prostitute”, is a routine offender, it seems, not only when it comes to sexist remarks, but boorish behaviour too.
At a press conference in Kottayam, George weighed in on the raging controversy that Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal had allegedly raped a nun 13 times. Seeking to throw light on the purported problem of “misuse of laws by women to frame innocent men of repute”, the 67-year-old MLA said, “What do you call a nun who has sexual relations with someone over a two-year period?”
While George’s comments have evoked widespread criticism — National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma said she was “ashamed” of such lawmakers, and would demand strict action against him — this is hardly the first time that he has landed himself in controversy.
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All too familiar
Just last year, George earned the ire of the Kerala women’s commission for questioning the credibility of a prominent actress in an abduction and molestation case, in which Malayalam superstar Dileep was allegedly involved.
Like in the present case, George jumped in to give a clean chit to the accused way before investigation agencies could ascertain the facts in the case.
In a press conference, George said that if the attack was more “grievous than the Nirbhaya incident,” as stated by police in court, then “how can she resume shooting for her films the next day?”
Later that year, an incorrigible George was booked for revealing the identity of the actress.
Then in June this year, the seven-time MLA allegedly insulted a transgender government employee in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. “Aren’t you a man? Why are you here? Why are you dressed up? I can see your moustache,” he told her, prompting her to take social media to register her protest.
“It is urgent that the government provide awareness to such legislators. If I have to face such an insult inside the legislative assembly, imagine my situation when I go out in public,” she wrote in a Facebook post. “You can guess how such an MLA will treat transgender people in his constituency (Poonjar). We may not even get the rights that we legally deserve. He has broken his vows as a legislator.”
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Physical aggression
Known to be close to former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy, George is now the founder of Kerala Janapaksham Party. He served as the chief whip of the Legislative Assembly between 2011 and 2015. He has in the past been with both the United Democratic Front (UDF) and Left Democratic Front (LDF) and been ousted from both.
Given his tendency to court controversy and use vile attacks on those he disagrees with, he is often described as the man politicians love to hate. When he was serving as the chief whip, CPI state secretary P. Raveendran described him as “cheap whip, not chief whip”.
Last year, George had allegedly slapped a canteen boy at the MLA’s hostel for bringing food late.
A few months later, he was again in the news for waving a pistol at some real estate workers for reportedly shouting slogans against him.
And just in July this year, much in keeping with his reputation, George allegedly broke the stop barrier at a toll plaza when his luxury car was stopped on its way to Kochi.