Dehradun: Uttarakhand’s newly-appointed Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat’s remark that women who wear ripped jeans set a ‘bad example’ for society and lead to substance abuse has drawn interesting responses from women across the country, News18 reported.
#RippedJeansTwitter started trending with women showing off their ripped jeans in an attempt to explain that your clothes do not dictate your choices.
Meanwhile, Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter, Navy Naveli Nanda, asked the CM to ‘change his mentality’. Navya shared a screengrab of one of his statements on her Instagram story and said, “Wtf” before adding, “Change your mentality before changing our clothes ? because the only thing shocking here is the message comments like this send to society. Just (angry emojis).”
She then shared another Instagram post of a report carrying Rawat’s statement, reading, “Women wearing ripped jeans can’t provide right environment at him for children.” Reacting to the statement, Navya asked, “…..and you can?” She also shared a throwback picture of herself wearing a pair of ripped jeans and said, “I’ll wear my ripped jeans. Thank you. And I’ll wear them proudly.”