Singer Yesudas faces the heat, says 'women must not wear jeans'
Speaking at Swachh Bharat campaign launch in Swathi Tirunal Music College here, Yesudas said that when women wear jeans, others are forced to look beyond that. "What should be covered must be covered. Our culture involves the beauty which should be covered.
Women's beauty lies in their modesty. They should not try to become like men. They should not force others to do unnecessary things by wearing jeans," he said.
His statements soon were criticised by many women's right organisations, who said that he must withdraw his statement. Many even took to social media to express their displeasure:
Dear
Yesudas,
so
sad
u
feel
'troubled'
&
threatend
by
women's
bodies.
Y
not
cover
yr
eyes?
Instead
of
asking
women
to
cover
themselves
up!
—
Kavita
Krishnan
(@kavita_krishnan)
October
2,
2014
Why
did
one
of
my
fav
singers
have
to
be
a
pumpkin
-
yesudas
says
no
to
jeans
for
women
and
some
body
parts
need
to
be
hidden!
—
pallavi
ghosh
(@pallavighcnnibn)
October
2,
2014
KJ
Yesudas
says
womens
should
avoid
wearing
jeans,
never
provoke
men
to
do
unwanted
things.
Controversy
just
begins!
#news
—
Don-Quixote
™
(@IndiMate)
October
2,
2014
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