Motormouth Kerala legislator P.C. George haven't had his last word, yet. After unleashing abusive comments against the nun, who has accused Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal of rape, the unapologetic Poonjar MLA has now blamed Black Mass Movement for trying to malign the image of Christian community. “The Black Mass movement is spending crores for this (the controversy surrounding the rape case),” he said.
For the uninitiated, Black Mass, performed by satanic cults, is a blasphemous and usually obscene burlesque of the real Christian mass.
In a press conference on Friday, George also attempted to shame the victim's family. “They were supposed to be very poor people. Now, if you see the house of her brother, you will be stunned. Her sister has constructed a shopping complex. From where has all this money come?” he asked.
According to George, the nun had raised the issue only after she was removed from the posts of 'Kerala in-charge' and 'house superior'.
Further, the MLA, who faced social media ire for victim-shaming the nun, said he was against nuns organising agitations. “They should be tending to the grape vines in the Lord's garden; not shouting slogans in front of the high court,” opined George at a press conference on Friday. George also had a piece of advise for the Pope. “A girl should be admitted to the order of nuns only after she turns 21, and not 15 as is the case now,” he said.
At the same time, George did not seem to have a good opinion about the rape-accused bishop Mulakkal. He said he had dug up the background of the bishop with as much relish as he had done in the nun's case. When quizzed about the bishop's character, George replied, “I don't have a high opinion of the bishop.” However, he did not explain, saying he "did not probe it in depth”.
Earlier, George had "withdrawn" an obscene word he had used against the nun, after facing criticism from different sections of the society for his comments. "I inadvertently used a term against the victim. I'm apologising for the same. Such a term should never be used against a woman. It was an emotional outburst," he had said following the National Commission for Women (NCW) tightening its noose around him for making obscene remarks against the victim-nun. His comments had also triggered a social media campaign #VaaymooduPCGeorge (Shut up, PC George).
George, however, had said that he stood by his other statements. He even went on to say that he doesn't consider the rape-victim a nun any more.
(With inputs from Onmanorama)
