Rajith Kumar

Dr. Rajith Kumar is controversial Indian teacher and activist. He was born in Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, South India. He is a writer in Malayalam who had repeatedly caused controversies with his pseudoscience beliefs. Recently Kerala government has banned him from all the social awareness programmes.[1]He is also controversial for his misogynistic views on women[2]He is a Botany lecturer at the Sree Sankara College, Kalady[3]

The government of Kerala denounced Rajith Kumar for his “misogynist and gender insensitive” messages to society. Minister for Health and Social Welfare K.K. Shylaja said the State would initiate legal action against him and keep him away from government programmes[4].

Rajith Kumar had cast himself in the centre of a controversy last week after having allegedly opined on live television that women sporting ‘men’s wear’ risked giving birth to transgender children. He also allegedly linked autism and cerebral palsy in children to parents who were rebellious and nonconformist in dress code and social conduct[5].

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/teaching-from-the-heart/article403920.ece
  2. ↑ http://m.timesofindia.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Now-Rajith-Kumars-misogyny-becomes-art/articleshow/20596003.cms
  3. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Now-Rajith-Kumars-misogyny-becomes-art/articleshow/20596003.cms
  4. ↑ "State to initiate action against counsellor". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2018-04-02. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  5. ↑ "State to initiate action against counsellor". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2018-04-02. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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