You may not like a particular politician, you may not support his political steps, but insulting his family is categorically unacceptable. Such a statement made the Mayor of Tbilisi, while commenting the incident between Georgian Dream Chairman Irakli Kobakhidze and Mtavari TV journalist.

“I condemn the attitude of some journalists, it is very sad and bad. I want to emphasize once again that mutual respect is very important. You may not like a particular politician, you may not support his political steps, but insulting his family is categorically unacceptable.

Therefore, let’s put mutual respect before everything else. When you are a journalist and insult a respondent, whether you like the politician or not, it is not acceptable. We should all do our best to respect each other. If there is respect, believe me, there will be a thousand times more respect from us, and love as well.

Let’s all overcome these difficulties. I understand that you may not like someone, but that doesn’t mean you should insult him. It’s not allowed. From today, let’s do everything to have more mutual respect”, - said Kakha Kaladze.