Word: vijayavargiya
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...Kailash Vijayavargiya, a state minister in Madhya Pradesh, is outraged by the product. He claims the vibrating ring qualifies not as a contraceptive but as a sex toy - illegal in his state - and has accused Hindustan Latex, and by extension India's national government, of immorality. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh this week calling for a ban on the sale of the condoms, Vijayavargiya says the government "has disregarded rules, regulations, the country's laws and morality. Sex toys can have serious repercussions on the Indian way of life...
...understand the latest barrage in the culture wars that have begun to rage in this traditionally conservative country, it helps to know that Vijayavargiya is a member of the opposition Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which makes a regular show of acting outraged over sex and perceived slights against the nation. It's also worth knowing that except for a few fellow politicians, no one else has so far complained about the vibrating ring, whose packaging promises "a 20-minute joyride through the realms of vibrating pleasure." Indeed, Hindustan Latex has sold about 130,000 of the $3 packs...
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