Mumbai mayor 'manhandles' woman raising civic issue;clip viral
City Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar has found himself in a tight spot after a video clip showed him purportedly manhandling a woman who was part of a group of people protesting against electrocution deaths in Santacruz.
The incident has triggered demands for booking the Mumbai's First Citizen on the charge of molestation.
Mahadeshwar on Tuesday denied that he manhandled anybody and rather blamed MNS workers for the incident.
In the video, the mayor, who belongs to the Shiv Sena, can be seen being heckled by some locals in Santacruz who were upset over water-logging caused by heavy rains on August 4.
The locals were angry over the death of a woman and her son due to electrocution at their house on Sunday.
In the clip, a woman can be heard questionning Mahadeshwar why he or any other public representative was not around when the people required their help.
To which, Mahadeshwar told them he had visited hospital.
As another woman asked him something, a visibly angry mayor is ...