Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday jumped into the ‘ripped jeans’ controversy tweeting a collage of PM Modi, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat in khaki shorts.
“Oh my God!!! Their knees are showing,” Priyanka tweeted together with the collage. She additionally used #rippedjeans which has been trending on the microblogging website since Wednesday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat had triggered a storm together with his assertion that kids at this time observe unusual trend tendencies as a consequence of an absence of values and contemplate themselves to be massive photographs after sporting jeans ripped on the knees. Rawat then went on to explain the apparel of a girl who sat subsequent to him on a flight whereas talking at an occasion.
Rawat’s remarks invited a tsunami of reactions on social media with politicians to actors expressing sharp their sharp reactions.
Shiv Sena MP Chaturvedi shared her picture studying a e book, sporting ripped jeans.
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“The country’s ‘sanskriti’ (culture) & ‘sanskaar’ (values) are impacted by men who sit and judge women and their choices. Soch badlo Mukhyamantri Rawat ji, tabhi desh badlega (Change your mindset, CM Rawat to change the country). #RippedJeansTwitter,” she tweeted.
Senior Congress chief Kapil Sibal mentioned he was “shocked” by Rawat’s assertion.
In a press release, Uttarakhand Congress chief Pritam Singh termed Rawat’s remarks “shameful” and demanded that he apologise to girls.
“Deciding identity and culture through clothes is indicative of petty mentality. Can someone who harbours hateful mentality against women be honoured with a Chief Ministerial position in the BJP?” former Bihar CM Rabri mentioned in her tweet.
Actor Gul Panag shared a mirror selfie sporting a pair of ripped jeans and captioned the picture together with her son:”Takes out ripped jeans.”
