Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Patriarchal kerala: amrita who beat up eve teasers now hit with non bailable charge carrying 7 yr jail term @ShashiTharoor

amrita, a karate/kalari payat trained girl, beat up a few guys who accosted her and family late at night at a fast-food place, hurled obscenities at them, and generally misbehaved with them.

now the aggrieved (and humiliated) eve-teasers have claimed she 'interfered in their official duties' and some other stuff. 

the judge agreed and has allowed a case to be filed on several counts, one of which is non bailable and carries a possible 7.5 year rigorous imprisonment.

Nice going, kerala and women's rights. Exactly as I said in my piece on how patriarchal lib left and religious ideologies have made women's rights progress a chimera. Kerala woman are losing their rights as patriarchal forces gain strength.

see my piece on the growth of patriarchy over the last century:

http://rajeev2007.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/patriarchy-on-the-ascent-in-kerala-smarta-vicharam-to-suryanelli/

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