Hid gold wherever: BJP MLA's sexist remark against actor Ranya Rao

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Karnataka BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal made a controversial remark about Kannada actor Ranya Rao, who was arrested in a high-profile gold smuggling case.

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00:00Remember, right now the focus is coming in on Karnataka because the gold smuggling racket

00:10not just is a political showdown but could have international ramifications as well.

00:14In the latest, there's been outrage and shock over a remark made by a BJP MLA and I cannot

00:23even repeat it verbatim to what he said on air because what he basically said and I'll

00:30paraphrase it for the viewer that she appears to have hidden her gold possibly in her private

00:35parts as well.

00:37Why was this necessary to mention explicitly on camera to the reporters on the ground?

00:43I understand it's a serious case of gold smuggling but isn't there a certain decency that our

00:47Let's listen in to what Yathnal said specifically to the woman, to the one facing criminal charges.

01:47Can you believe what he said Yathnal who's a senior leader remember of the BJP and is

01:57no novice and while he's saying where all did she hide and if I may which hole did she hide

02:05the gold in?

02:06Why was this comment necessary when we are talking about a very serious case otherwise

02:11in which possibly BJP names could also come in because we are talking about the former

02:16BJP government and the real estate deals here.

02:19That's what's the latest coming in here that's what Basant Gowda Yathnal said that we'll

02:23be looking to investigate this but we'll also try to find out where all did she hide the

02:28gold in her body and referring to the private parts.

02:31Sagai Raj is joining me for the latest on that.

02:34Sagai definitely that was not one comment I expected.

02:37I expected political showdown.

02:39What are we hearing on this?

02:41Has anyone else responded because I think this has to be a certain decency that our

02:45leaders also need to maintain.

02:47You're absolutely right as a public representative and you're representing a constituency a place

02:53in the state of Karnataka.

02:55You should have some kind of decorum and decency when you're making a statement in public or

03:00to media and Basant Gowda Yathnal who was talking about exposing the ministers involved

03:05in this gold smuggling scam.

03:08He went on to say that he will also reveal that where all she had kept the gold and to

03:13be specific he said that in wherever she has hold she has kept the gold there.

03:18Hadn't they smuggled gold from Dubai to Bengaluru?

03:21Probably this statement at when entire state or country is looking forward for who is the

03:27person behind this and making these kind of sexist remarks are not welcomed by the people.

03:32Alright let's just hope that possibly more senior leaders of the BJP with wisdom would

03:37want to at least speak to him.

03:39Not that Yathnal is any junior novice leader.

03:42He understands politics and he said we'll be looking to investigate this further and

03:47then surrounded by men who are smiling and smirking as he says where all in whichever

03:53hole she hid the gold.

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