While condemning the heinous crimes against women in Manipur, comparing them to Draupadi’s plight in the Mahabharata raises controversy. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman aptly referenced the 1989 assault on then-Opposition leader J Jayalalithaa in the Tamil Nadu Assembly. Public recollection endures. DMK MP M Kanimozhi must exercise caution when drawing parallels from Hindu scriptures.
