PM just saying to run away

He did not say only that women should take responsibility.

He simply said there comes a time when a woman must recognise she is in a deleterious relationship and should get out.

That is not a guarantee she will be safe — there is a need for greater support from the State.

But many women have exited such situations and gone on to make good lives for themselves and their children.

What he was saying is that this is the first, and perhaps most critical, step for women to take to protect themselves.

There is simply no justification for the vilification poured on him by people with an axe to grind and whose attacks should be looked at suspiciously.

Any fair examination of his statement will satisfy the objective observer of his intent.

Karan Mahabirsingh Carapichaima