New Delhi: CPI has disapproved party leader Atul Kumar Anjaan's controversial remarks regarding a condom advertisement featuring actress Sunny Leone.
The remark was criticised during the party's two-day national executive meeting, which concluded in New Delhi yesterday, the party's general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy said today.
"The national executive criticised and disapproved certain recent utterances of national council secretary Atul Kumar Anjaan including those related to a condom advertisement of actress Sunny Leone," Mr Reddy said in a statement.
Mr Anjaan had stoked a controversy by stating that the "disgusting and dirty" advertisement featuring Sunny Leone could lead to rise in rape incidents, and sought ban on the same.
"Whenever you switch on TV sets, you get to see a woman by the name of Sunny Leone, who has acted in porn films and has become heroine in (Bollywood) films...she has acted in porn films which cannot be seen for more than two minutes. Now her advertisement is being shown on TVs," he had reportedly said during an event in Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh earlier this month.
"The disgusting and dirty advertisement of condoms develops sexuality and ends sensibility...if such kind of advertisements continue to be aired on national TV and appear in newspapers, rape cases will increase and there is a need to put a check on them," he had added.
The remark was criticised during the party's two-day national executive meeting, which concluded in New Delhi yesterday, the party's general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy said today.
"The national executive criticised and disapproved certain recent utterances of national council secretary Atul Kumar Anjaan including those related to a condom advertisement of actress Sunny Leone," Mr Reddy said in a statement.
"Whenever you switch on TV sets, you get to see a woman by the name of Sunny Leone, who has acted in porn films and has become heroine in (Bollywood) films...she has acted in porn films which cannot be seen for more than two minutes. Now her advertisement is being shown on TVs," he had reportedly said during an event in Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh earlier this month.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Opinion: Opinion | How CPI(M) Became A Victim Of Its Own Propaganda In Kerala Kerala University Denies Permission For Sunny Leone Dance Event On Campus Left Parties Rattled By Buzz About CPI(M) Veteran's Plans To Join BJP Travel Influencer Aanvi Kamdar Dies After Falling Off A Waterfall Near Mumbai Amid Huge Row, Karnataka Pauses Bill For Reservation In Private Sector Firms BJP Subtly Asking Ajit Pawar To Quit "Mahayuti": Sharad Pawar's NCP Biden Says Could Drop Election Bid If "Medical Condition" Emerged Russia Says It's Ready To Work With Any US Leader 3 People Die After Drowning In Lake In Telangana: Cops Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.