Netizens from all walks of life have come forward criticising Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat’s comments where he claimed that ripped jeans is not Indian culture and sets "bad example" at home for children.
The CM while speaking at a workshop organised by the Uttarakhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights in Dehradun on Tuesday said that he was shocked to see a woman running an NGO in ripped jeans, and was concerned about the kind of example she was setting for the society.
"If this kind of woman goes out in the society to meet people and solve their problems, what kind of message are we giving out to society, to our kids? It all starts from home as our kids follow what we do. A child who is taught the right culture at home, no matter how modern he becomes, will never fail in life," the Chief Minister said.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="hi" dir="ltr"><a >#WATCH</a> मैं एक दिन हवाई जहाज से जयपुर से आ रहा था। मेरे बगल में एक बहनजी बैठी थी। मैंने उनकी तरफ देखा नीचे गम बूट थे। जब और ऊपर देखा तो जींस घुटने से फटी हुई थी। 2 बच्चे उनके साथ में थे। महिला NGO चलाती है। समाज के बीच में जाती हो। क्या संस्कार दोगे?: उत्तराखंड CM तीरथ सिंह रावत <a >pic.twitter.com/sGri6pPH7K</a></p>— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) <a >March 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
"Kaynchi se sanskaar (culture by scissors) - showing bare knees, wearing ripped denim and looking like rich kids - these are the values being given now. Where is this coming from?? What is the fault of teachers or schools? Where am I taking my son, showing his knees and in tattered jeans? Girls are no less, showing their knees. Is this good," Singh added.
Singh's statement took the internet with a storm. Women’s rights activists, leaders in oppositions and even celebs slammed Uttarakhand CM for his yicky remarks. People took to their social media accounts posting pictures wherein they are wearing ripped jeans.
Veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's granddaughter Navya Nanda too responded to Rawat's remarks saying, "Change your mentality before changing our clothes."
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a >#RippedJeansTwitter</a> <a >pic.twitter.com/zwitZiIE9k</a></p>— Gul Panag (@GulPanag) <a >March 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a >#RippedJeans</a> <a >#Dwivedis</a> <a >#TimesSquare</a> <a >#NewYork</a> <a >#CE2018</a> <a >#TirathSinghRawat</a> 👎👎 <a >pic.twitter.com/nw8A4Z4WLR</a></p>— Gaurav Dwivedi (@meGauravDwivedi) <a >March 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ripped jeans are an issue. Poverty isn't. Security isn't. Education isn't. Hunger isn't. Pollution isn't.</p>— Khushboo Mattoo (@MattLaemon) <a >March 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">DCW Chief <a >@SwatiJaiHind</a> slams Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat for his shameful comments on ‘girls wearing ripped jeans‘<br><br>"Shocked to see women in ripped jeans, what message are they sending to the society" - Tirath Singh Rawat in a viral video <a >pic.twitter.com/HdB4oz66j0</a></p>— Rahul Tahiliani (@Rahultahiliani9) <a >March 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Such statements are to distract with the core issues.Unfortunately,in our society there are people from different generations,diff thought process and they will help in amplifying it.Masses are really not on the social media,we can only vent out.</p>— HS 🇮🇳 (@himanshudr) <a >March 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Uttarakhand's newly appointed Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat is "shocked to see women in ripped jeans...showing their knees..."<br>Hope he's not offended by these small boys<a >#Sartorial</a> <a >#choices</a> <a >pic.twitter.com/JEjMwOBVmx</a></p>— AgnelaRonitaTorcato (@artorcato) <a >March 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ripped Jeans aur Kitab. <br>The country’s ‘sanskriti’ & ‘sanskaar’ are impacted by men who sit and judge women and their choices. Soch badlo Mukhyamantri Rawat ji, tabhi desh badlega. <a >#RippedJeansTwitter</a> <a >pic.twitter.com/qYXcN88fY6</a></p>— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) <a >March 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In solidarity with the woman with ripped jeans who was judged by a misogynist.<br><br>Just ripped jeans is enough to make men insecure. <a >#RippedJeansTwitter</a> <a >pic.twitter.com/e7UPdeo1AB</a></p>— Lavanya Ballal | ಲಾವಣ್ಯ ಬಲ್ಲಾಳ್ (@LavanyaBallal) <a >March 18, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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