Bad omen in Indian culture: MP minister Usha Thakur backs Uttarakhand CM's 'ripped jeans' remark

Madhya Pradesh Tourism and Culture minister Usha Thakur has backed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat over his controversial remarks on women who wear "ripped jeans", saying it was "bad omen in Indian culture" to wear torn clothes.

Madhya Pradesh Tourism and Culture minister Usha Thakur has backed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat over his controversial remarks on women who wear "ripped jeans", saying it was "bad omen in Indian culture" to wear torn clothes. "Wearing 'ripped jeans or clothes' is against Indian culture. It is bad omen to wear ripped clothes according to Indian tradition," Usha Thakur said in Bhopal. "You must have seen that if our grandmother used to see any torn clothes, she would tell us to reject it (or not wear it anymore). In Indian culture, torn clothes are considered bad omen. Hence, the well-cultured families that we have here and those who live the traditional lifestyle, do not like these kind of clothes," Usha Thakur said.