Gautam Khattar row: People of Goa continue to defy polarisation tactics. But it no longer feels easy

"At a Parshuram Jayanti celebration on 18 April in Goa, a man, who describes himself as 'half-YouTuber, half-journalist', went up on stage and bit off more than he could chew. Gautam Khattar, a rabid YouTuber on the 'spiritual beat', best known for making controversial and communal claims, was invited to speak at the event in Vasco. In one part of his speech, he declared that women should not be granted 33 percent reservation in Parliament. His evidence is that women parliamentarians have never raised issues related to women on the floors of both houses, a claim so breathlessly false that it barely deserves rebuttal. But no matter. It wasn’t even the most offensive thing he said that afternoon..."—Karanjeet Kaur in this week's column for ThePrint --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8