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.