Congress's DK Shivakumar apologises over party MLA’s rape remark, says 'men in politics need to do better'

A day after KR Ramesh Kumar kicked up a storm with his controversial comments, Congress's Karnataka chief DK Shivakumar apologised saying 'men in politics need to do better'.

A day after KR Ramesh Kumar kicked up a storm with his controversial comments on rape, Congress's Karnataka president DK Shivakumar on Friday apologised to women over the remarks made by the party legislator. As the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, I am deeply saddened that such words were uttered by a Congress MLA. To all the women of Karnataka, I am sorry and I will ensure words like these are never repeated. https://t.co/xtvdoS1NpK

Taking to microblogging site Twitter, Shivakumar wrote that he was "deeply saddened" and promised that he would ensure that similar remarks are never made again.