An Indian minister has announced to open a center to ‘cure gay’ people in the holiday Mecca of Goa. Many have criticised Ministers Tawadkar’s shocking statement.

Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Ramesh Tawadkar told reporters in Panaji, Goa, that: “We will make them normal. We will have a centre for them. Like Alcoholic Anonymous centres”. When pressed for details Mr Tawadkar added: “We will train them and (give them) medicines too,” Indian newspaper The Hindu reported.

Boris Dittrich, advocacy director of the LGBT rights programme from Human Rights Watch, told The Independent: “It is just outrageous and it is shocking but unfortunately after the 377 case was turned down India still criminalise homosexuality and this plays into all kinds of prejudices.”

Credit: independent.co.uk