Apologies to Nalini Dial

Politics is war and campaigning is battle and I understand that, but even wars are guided by conduct and in war battles have rules.

What Prakash Ramadhar did tonight by summarily dismissing Nalini Dial sought to put her in her place, and by extension every other woman in that room and in this country; wherever he thought that place to be in his head it certainly was not on a stage with the men debating politics one on one and he made sure she knew it.

So undeserving did he view her that when it came time to ask each of his fellow candidates three questions he said he had no questions for Nalini or words to that effect.

I cannot remember when last I was so livid and judging by the boos and calls for him to apologize I was not the only one. The moderator was wrong in not calling him (Ramadhar) to book and again made the entire proceeding complicit in the affair. 

Women everywhere need to register strong outrage over this move as it has the capacity to undo the progress made in the arena of equality, and I daresay in a world of misspeaks this one is the worst I have heard from an aspiring politician.

On behalf of right thinking men everywhere I would like to apologize to Ms. Nalini Dial for the treatment meted out to her by Prakash Ramadhar as it was chauvinistic, wrong in thought and wrong in reality. I would like to distance all men from that sort of prehistoric thinking and to let her know that all men do not view women that way. i would like to compliment her on her bravery and strength of character for making herself available to serve and endorse her for any role she plays in the future in public life. 

I would also like to call on Prakash Ramadhar to do the right thing and to publicly and personally apologize to Ms Dial for this.  If he has an ounce of the political savvy I think he has he will do this and also seek to distance himself from any such behavior in the future.