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Congress apologises to Sunetra Pawar for ‘Goongi Gudiya’ remark
The Congress on Saturday apologised to deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar for a social media post that called her 'Goongi Gudiya' (silent doll), Hindustan Times reports. State Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal said…
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The Congress on Saturday apologised to deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar for a social media post that called her 'Goongi Gudiya' (silent doll), Hindustan Times reports. State Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal said he tried to speak to her to clear up the misunderstanding and that the party regrets the jibe in the interest of maintaining political decency.
The remark was posted days ago after Pawar left a press conference in Beed without taking questions, with an NCP MLA shielding her. The NCP hit back, reminding Congress that the same term was used for former prime minister Indira Gandhi. Sapkal initially defended the post, accusing Pawar of being detrimental to democratic values, but later reversed course.
The Indian Opinion
The Congress apology shows how quickly political decency becomes a bargaining chip. Both sides have history: the NCP invoked Indira Gandhi to maximise hurt, while Congress first defended the jibe as a critique of silence. Neither party gains from gendered insults that shrink public discourse. The real test is whether this apology leads parties to avoid personal attacks, or if it is just a tactical retreat until the next election.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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