Digvijay Singh threatens to file defamation case against channels for misinterpreting his statement

As the opposition targeted Digvijay Singh’s ‘sexist’ remark on fellow Congress MP Meenakshi Natrajan, the Congress General Secretary on Friday said that he will file a defamation case against channels who misinterpreted his statement.

“I saw the statement on channels. I am going to file a defamation suit against all those channels that have shown this,” he said.

Digvijay Singh, who was speaking at a rally in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, earlier in the day praised Natarajan by first pointing out that she was hard-working, a social worker, Gandhian, honest and ended by calling her 100 percent 'tunch maal'.

Singh also said that he knew this because he was an experienced person.

"Main purana johari hoon' (I am an experienced jeweller)," he said amid thumping applause from the audience.

The remark on Meenakshi Natarajan , who is a senior Congress leader and also the AICC secretary, when translated from Bhojpuri to English is generally understood as "100 percent sexy woman.

Natarajan, however, took no offence to Digvijay Singh's remark and attempted to downplay the fresh controversy.

"His statement has to be looked at in complete perspective. He has appreciated my work. I am not offended with Digvijay Singh's statement", Natarajan said.