Days after ripped jeans remark, Uttarakhand CM now says 'America enslaved us for 200 years'

Just days after triggering controversy with his remarks on women wearing ripped jeans, Uttarakhand Chief Minister on Sunday made another gaffe as he said "America enslaved us for 200 years".

Still recovering from the backlash after his remarks on women wearing ripped jeans, newly appointed Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Sunday made another goof-up as he said it was America that enslaved us for 200 years. #WATCH "...As opposed to other countries, India is doing better in terms of handling #COVID19 crisis. America, who enslaved us for 200 years and ruled the world, is struggling in current times," says Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat pic.twitter.com/gHa9n33W2O Hats Off To Our Leaders Who Never Fail To Show Their Degraded Mentality! "Women Wearing Ripped Jeans Can't Provide Right Environment At Home For Children", Says Tirath Singh Rawat, Chief Minister, #Uttarakhand. pic.twitter.com/TAssYOAamz The Uttarakhand chief minister was lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and the way India tackled the Covid-19 pandemic under him when he made the gaffe. He then went on to say that America, which "enslaved us [India] for 200 years" is now struggling to fight the virus and has seen way more virus deaths than India despite having a lesser population and an advanced healthcare system.