“Watching a video (porn) in Vidhana Soudha isn't an anti-national activity,” law & parliamentary affairs minister JC Madhuswamy said on Thursday, defending Deputy CM Laxman Savadi who was forced to resign as a minister in 2012 for watching porn on his mobile phone in the assembly.
As the controversy over Savadi’s appointment as Deputy CM refuses to die down, Madhuswamy told reporters in Tumakuru: “It (Savadi’s act) was a mistake, there is no point amplifying it & arguing that he should haven't been made a minister now.”
Madhuswamy’s reaction comes in the backdrop of Congress leader Siddaramaiah’s recent attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for picking Savadi as one of the 3 Deputy CMs.
We all make mistakes: Madhuswamy
Does the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have any shame,” former CM Siddaramaiah had asked, accusing the party leadership of committing an ethical blunder by elevating Savadi.
“Watching the video was morally wrong, he accidentally switched it on & watched it,” Madhuswamy said. “We all make mistakes & there is no point amplifying them & continuing to criticise him (Savadi). He hasn't cheated anyone or committed any anti-national activity or indulged in pecuniary activity that calls for punishment. I’m not saying watching the video was correct; what I’m saying is there is no point criticising him for the same.” Madhuswamy said that Savadi was made Deputy CM keeping in mind his organisational skills which benefited the party during the Maharashtra assembly polls.
“Our leader Amit Shah is more intelligent than all of us — he knows whom to use in which field & when. Savadi’s organisational skills are much stronger than ours,” Madhuswamy added.
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