Karnataka minister apologises over insensitive remarks

Bengaluru: Insensitivity is a major illness suffered by almost every other political leader. The latest to trigger a controversy with his ill-made remarks is Karnataka Home Minister K J George who said “How can you say gangrape? Gangrape means four-five people,” when questions were asked him regarding the recent gang rape of a 22 year old BPO employee by the driver and cleaner of a van. By the time he realised the mistake it was too late. “I am very sorry...a rape is a rape whether it is one person or a gang,” he said. “See public perception of the gangrape is a group of people openly raping a girl or a lady. That is a public perception. It was two people involved. They were already been arrested when the question was asked, and what I feel it is condemnable heinous crime and we have taken action hands down.”