<p class="title">Protests erupted in Kerala on Sunday against MLA P C George over the abusive remarks he made on a Catholic nun who raised allegations of rape against Franco Mulakkal, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The MLA had on Saturday called the survivor a “prostitute” and questioned her motives by contending that she had not complained when she was abused for the first time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Is there any doubt that this nun is a prostitute? It was pleasure for 12 times and it’s rape in the 13th?”, the independent MLA from Poonjar said during a media interaction.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The complainant who was expected to meet the media on Sunday had called off the interaction after George’s remarks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma said she would write to the state police chief seeking action against the MLA.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police have initiated a preliminary probe and are examining video evidence from the interaction. In Kochi, protesters burned the legislator's effigy. On social media, George faced stinging criticism for his comments.</p>
<p class="title">Protests erupted in Kerala on Sunday against MLA P C George over the abusive remarks he made on a Catholic nun who raised allegations of rape against Franco Mulakkal, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The MLA had on Saturday called the survivor a “prostitute” and questioned her motives by contending that she had not complained when she was abused for the first time.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Is there any doubt that this nun is a prostitute? It was pleasure for 12 times and it’s rape in the 13th?”, the independent MLA from Poonjar said during a media interaction.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The complainant who was expected to meet the media on Sunday had called off the interaction after George’s remarks.</p>.<p class="bodytext">National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma said she would write to the state police chief seeking action against the MLA.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Police have initiated a preliminary probe and are examining video evidence from the interaction. In Kochi, protesters burned the legislator's effigy. On social media, George faced stinging criticism for his comments.</p>