Slapping Even "A Boy Of Our Household" Cannot Be Condoned
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By Linus Garg
First publised on 2021-07-12 06:32:55
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Linus tackles things head-on. He takes sides in his analysis and it fits excellently with our editorial policy. No 'maybe's' and 'allegedly' for him, only things in black and white.
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Is it right to slap "a boy of our household"? DK Sivakumar, the president of the Karnataka PCC, has said that the person he slapped for getting too familiar during a padayatra was "a boy of our household". He made this comment when the video of him slapping the person went viral and the BJP labeled him a disciple of a renowned past rowdy of Bengaluru.
The video is very clear. The man in question sidled up to Sivakumar as a group of Congress leaders and workers were walking down the road. He tried to be too familiar and put his arm around Sivakumar's back (not on the shoulders as claimed by Sivakumar). Something snapped in Sivakumar's head and he landed a tight slap on the person's face.
While it is not unnatural for anyone to object to someone getting too familiar or touching one's body, especially in the times of the pandemic, being violent is not acceptable, not now or ever. Sivakumar could have shrugged the hand of the offender and given him a dressing down. He could have taken other disciplinary action against him. But slapping cannot be condoned, not even in the privacy of an office or home.
His reaction shows that he is so full of himself that the easiest way he knows of punishing someone for getting out of line or displeasing him is to slap the person publicly. This does not behove a person who heads the state unit of India's oldest political party and who aspires to be the chief minister of Karnataka some day. Sivakumar must not make lame excuses but offer a public apology for his deplorable conduct.
