Famous Indian singer KJ Yesudas received backlash immediately after he said women should not wear jeans because it goes against Indian culture.
"Women shouldn't wear jeans and display themselves before people. What is meant to be covered should be covered. Wearing jeans and roaming around attracts unnecessary attention. We must respect religious doctrines. Women's beauty is in their soberness, they should not become like men," the 74-year-old National Award-winning singer reportedly said at a function on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti in Thiruvananthapuram yesterday.
Just moments after his comment activists from the Kerala unit of the Congress' women's wing began protesting in a march outside the state secretariat in the city.
He also received a lot of backlash on Twitter:
"Women should not trouble others by wearing jeans: Singer KJ Yesudas" can he stick to singing pls?? Display of intellect is harmful at times
— sona (@sona2905) October 3, 2014
KJ Yesudas is a legendary singer, one of the greatest. But can't accept what he said about 'women wearing jeans' today. — Ijas Ahmed (@iam_ijas) October 2, 2014
what a bigot and a moron. #yesudas BBC News - KJ Yesudas: India singer criticised for 'sexist' jeans remark https://t.co/qEQI594d8x
— Adam Galt (@jphnGalt) October 3, 2014
"Women should not behave like men". We don't. We have more balls than men, thank you very much. https://t.co/0UlS9raoQl #india #sexism — Nianne Hendricks (@niannelynn) October 3, 2014
