Governor's patting of journalist criticised

A woman journalist, who attended the presser organised to clarify the Governor’s position in Nirmala Devi case had posted a picture on her twitter handle in which the Governor was seen ‘patting’ the journalist on her cheek. 

“I asked TN Governor Banwarilal Purohit a question as his press conference was ending. He decided to patronisingly - and without consent - pat me on the cheek as a reply,” she tweeted along with the photograph. 

“Here is what I have to say his excellency governor Mr Banwarilal Purohit. You are wrong according to me,” she tweeted again. 

Reacting to the issue, DMK working president took to the same twitter to say, “It is not only unfortunate... it is not a wee bit acceptable to the dignity of a person holding Constitutional office.” 

An even more critical DMK Rajya Sabha MP and party women’s wing leader Kanimozhi tweeted, “Even if the intention is above suspicion, a person who holds a public office has to understand that there is a decorum to it and violating a women journalist’s person space does not reflect the dignity or the respect which should be shown to any  human being.”