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VOICE MAIL

        Sir,

        We often boast about women occupying centrestage in national development. While this is what we hear in the media, the ground reality appears to be different. Atleast the young women in Chennai know this, who often face problems in public transport due to eve teasing mostly by the men. Unfortunately, the women facing the humiliation in several bus routes every day due to such eve-teasers, have to put up with the problems, as they are helpless and neither the bus crew nor the other passengers in the bus come to their rescue.

        What is particularly disturbing is the fact that the police appear to remain unconcerned as if it is not their duty to protect women in public places. Perhaps, the police do not act as they are 'afraid' of the rowdy elements amongst the youth and are not sure that they would get the support from the government if they would act against them.

        Perhaps, the political leadership in the government may be of the view that if the misbehaving eve-teasers were to be arrested by the police, they would indulge in arson and looting and strikes and it may become a law and order issue. The government needs conviction and courage to tackle such issues. A few years ago, a girl student Sarika Shah lost her life due to an act of eve-teasing. The incident was strongly condemned then but the death of a girl student does not appear to be adequate to eliminate the eve- teasing menace in the city.