‘Don’t touch my body…I'm male': At Nabanna march, Suvendu's remark to female cop

Suvendu Adhikari was caught on camera resisting an arrest by a ‘lady’ police official during the BJP's protest march in Kolkata – the video of which was then shared by the ruling TMC.

Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was on Tuesday caught in a controversy after a remark he made during the ‘Nabanna Chalo’ protest march in Kolkata was played up by the Trinamool Congress. Adhikari, who was among the BJP leaders detained by the city police, was seen resisting the arrest and telling a female officer: “Don't touch my body. You are lady, I am male.”

The video had already caught the attention of social media users, before it was shared by the TMC on their official Twitter handle. However, the Mamata Banerjee-led party put a spin on it amid an ongoing blame game between the two parties. “BJP's 56-inch chest model BUSTED! Proclamation of the day: "Don’t touch my body. I am male!"” the tweet read.

Published on Sep 13, 2022 06:23 PM IST