Indian ministers on menstruation

Women Slam Kerala MP For Terming Menstruation As 'Impure'

A misogynistic comment by a Congress MP from Kerala, MM Hassan, has generated much furore. At a public function on Monday, Hassan, who is the interim president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), said, “Menstruation is impure and during this period women should not enter temples. There is a scientific reason behind the instruction that women should enter during this period.”