Madhya Pradesh Minister Supports BJP Leader's "Surpanakha" Remark Amid Row
NDTV
Notably, Mr Vijayvargiya made the controversial remark which hit the headlines during an event organised on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district on April 5.
Madhya Pradesh Culture and Tourism Minister Usha Thakur came out in support of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya's remark about calling girls and women wearing indecent dress 'Surpanakha'.
Usha Thakur on Saturday said, "If one doesn't follow the Vedic Sanatan tradition, then the person will be called of Rakshas Pravriti (characteristics of demons)."
Notably, Mr Vijayvargiya made the controversial remark which hit the headlines during an event organised on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district on April 5.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Vijayvargiya had said, "We consider women Goddess, but the girls wear such indecent clothes in which they look like 'Surpanakha' (sister of Lanka king Ravana)."
