The third day of the Winter Parliament Session started with a shout of Maafi maango(apologise) after the sparking remarks by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Senthil Kumar on Gaumutra.It is to be noted here that the shout continued till the Speaker Om Birla was seated and BJP MP from Gorakhpur Ravi Kishan Shukla started speaking in the house. Senthil Kumar on Tuesday triggered another political storm when he said that the power of the BJP in winning elections mainly lies in the Hindi heartland States during which he used the offensive word Gaumutra.BJP wins in Gaumutra states: Senthil Kumar...the people of this country should think that the power of BJP of winning elections mainly lies in the Hindi heartland States, what we generally call as ... States. You cannot come to South India! You can see what happened in election results in all the States of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka. We are very strong over there. So we will not be surprised if you have an option of converting all these states into Union Territory..., the DMK MP had said.However, the DMK MP was quick to apologise for his comments in the Lower House saying that the term was not with any intent.Commenting on the results of the five recent state assembly elections, I have used a word in an inappropriate way. Not using that term with any intent, I apologize for sending the wrong meaning across, he said in a post on X. Commenting on the results of the five recent state assembly elections, I have used a word in a inappropriate way.Not using that term with any intent,I apologize for sending the wrong meaning across.— Dr.Senthilkumar.S (@DrSenthil_MDRD) December 5, 2023Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon amid ruckus in the House.Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon amid ruckus in the House. pic.twitter.com/T8bjnXoDGe— ANI (@ANI) December 6, 2023
