Posted:
www.theunrealtimes.com/2012/11/09/ram-jethmalani-clarifies-bad-husband-remark-says-he-referred-to-ram-kapoor/
Having caused much damage
and embarrassment to his party,
BJP leader Ram Jethmalani has
clarified that his remark for bad
husband was not made for Lord
Ram, but for Ram Kapoor in the
Ekta Kapoor television serial
Bade Ache Lagte Hai'. Earlier, he
had been reported to call Ram,
the protagonist of Ramayana' a
bad husband for leaving his wife
without any reason.
"I have been grossly misquoted.
What I intended to say was that
Ram Kapoor was a bad husband,
because he left Priya and his cute
little daughter Pihu alone. And
that too without any reason. Can
anyone amongst the audience
tell me the reason of their
separation when all was going
well between the couple? Even
Ekta Kapoor cannot. That's why I
do not like him," said the senior
lawyer.
Media was quick to catch the
story with Barkha Dutt tweeting,
"Ram Jethmalani takes shot at
Ram Kapoor. Is the arrow
pointed at Nitin Gadkari?"
Sagarika Ghosh also tweeted,
"Major embarrassment for BJP as
its leader criticizes its President
look-alike". In the Newshour
debate, Arnab Goswami
thundered, "Nation seeks an
answer Mr. Jethmalani. Is this the
frustration of not able to change
the BJP presidency that the jibes
are now taken at Gadkari alikes?"
The explanation has met with
further criticism from Managing
Director of Balaji telefilms, Ekta
Kapoor. "This is ridiculous. Ram
Kapoor has been performing all
the duties of a good husband.
Right from helping her in the
household chores to shopping,
to his daughter's admission and
school picking, he has been
performing extremely well. He
has also started dieting to get in
shape just for his wife. And
remember that smooching scene
between him and Priya? How can
you accuse him of being bad?"
said the lady producer.
However, the story has taken a
new twist when the Leader of
Opposition, Sushma Swaraj has
vowed to take the matter in the
forthcoming winter Parliament.
She complained, "In this
particular TV serial, Ram Kapoor
has shown to be married more
than once. Why is it that the
attack in TV serials is only on
Hindu beliefs and on names like
Ram, Tulsi, Parvati? There are
thousands of names, so why pick
on these names? We demand
this should be stopped."
Meanwhile, RSS has expressed its
displeasure over the whole issue.
"Creating an alternative for
Digvijay Singh in BJP in the form
of Ram Jethmalani is an internal
matter of the party and RSS will
not interfere in that. But Ram
Kapoor is seen with respect by
so many Hindu families. So, be it
Lord Ram or Ram Kapoor, Ram
Jethmalani should put the matter
to rest by apologizing," said RSS
spokesperson Ram Madhav in a
press conference in Rampur.
Having caused much damage
and embarrassment to his party,
BJP leader Ram Jethmalani has
clarified that his remark for bad
husband was not made for Lord
Ram, but for Ram Kapoor in the
Ekta Kapoor television serial
Bade Ache Lagte Hai'. Earlier, he
had been reported to call Ram,
the protagonist of Ramayana' a
bad husband for leaving his wife
without any reason.
"I have been grossly misquoted.
What I intended to say was that
Ram Kapoor was a bad husband,
because he left Priya and his cute
little daughter Pihu alone. And
that too without any reason. Can
anyone amongst the audience
tell me the reason of their
separation when all was going
well between the couple? Even
Ekta Kapoor cannot. That's why I
do not like him," said the senior
lawyer.
Media was quick to catch the
story with Barkha Dutt tweeting,
"Ram Jethmalani takes shot at
Ram Kapoor. Is the arrow
pointed at Nitin Gadkari?"
Sagarika Ghosh also tweeted,
"Major embarrassment for BJP as
its leader criticizes its President
look-alike". In the Newshour
debate, Arnab Goswami
thundered, "Nation seeks an
answer Mr. Jethmalani. Is this the
frustration of not able to change
the BJP presidency that the jibes
are now taken at Gadkari alikes?"
The explanation has met with
further criticism from Managing
Director of Balaji telefilms, Ekta
Kapoor. "This is ridiculous. Ram
Kapoor has been performing all
the duties of a good husband.
Right from helping her in the
household chores to shopping,
to his daughter's admission and
school picking, he has been
performing extremely well. He
has also started dieting to get in
shape just for his wife. And
remember that smooching scene
between him and Priya? How can
you accuse him of being bad?"
said the lady producer.
However, the story has taken a
new twist when the Leader of
Opposition, Sushma Swaraj has
vowed to take the matter in the
forthcoming winter Parliament.
She complained, "In this
particular TV serial, Ram Kapoor
has shown to be married more
than once. Why is it that the
attack in TV serials is only on
Hindu beliefs and on names like
Ram, Tulsi, Parvati? There are
thousands of names, so why pick
on these names? We demand
this should be stopped."
Meanwhile, RSS has expressed its
displeasure over the whole issue.
"Creating an alternative for
Digvijay Singh in BJP in the form
of Ram Jethmalani is an internal
matter of the party and RSS will
not interfere in that. But Ram
Kapoor is seen with respect by
so many Hindu families. So, be it
Lord Ram or Ram Kapoor, Ram
Jethmalani should put the matter
to rest by apologizing," said RSS
spokesperson Ram Madhav in a
press conference in Rampur.
Shiv Shakti
