article_snippet: Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the comments in which Mukesh Singh blamed the 23-year-old victim were 'highly derogatory and an affront to the dignity of women'.
article_snippet: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a vocal champion of women's rights in India, has so far made no comment on the row.
article_snippet: On Sunday India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a vocal champion of women's rights in India urged an end to all forms of discrimination against women, tweeting that 'our heads hang in shame when we hear of instances of crime against women'.