Ramaswami: THE Gender Council of the Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) has condemned the attempt made by union minister Vayalar Ravi to browbeat a young woman reporter who asked him some questions regarding the Suryanelli rape case. The Gender Council pointed out that the minister’s aggressive counter questions to TV journalist Aishwarya Sumithran, were both personal and sexist. His apology that the remark was only a jest and that the journalist is like a granddaughter to him is, in itself, patronising, the council added.