MLA VT Balram speaks to NewsX; condemns Kerala professor's remarks

Another a Kerala professor makes a sexist remark. Prof Rajith Kumar, a teacher from a college in Kalady made derogatory and offensive remarks about transgender people and children with disabilities. In a counselling session held in Kasargod, Rajith claimed to have a “scientific explanation for why transgender and autistic children are born.” According to him women who wear jeans and “degrade their womanhood in the process”, give birth to transgender kids with several people calling out his offensive and ill-informed remark that he tried to pass off as scientific information, the state government has come down heavily on Rajith. Health Minister KK Shailaja released a press note barring Rajith's participation in government programmes.