#RippedJeans: Here’s how social media reacted to Uttarakhand CM’s controversial comment

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Tuesday March 16 criticised women for wearing ripped jeans and questioned about the values they will impart to their children This led to a protest from opposition parties as well as people on social mediaRawat said that due to a lack of values youngsters today are following strange fashion trends and consider themselves to be big shots after wearing jeans ripped at the knees Women also follow such trendsThe chief minister opined that these days youngsters go to the market to buy ripped jeans If they cant find one then they cut their jeans using scissors Rawat went on to describe the attire of a woman who sat next to him on a flight He said the woman was wearing boots jeans ripped at the knees and several bangles in her hands Two children were travelling with her She runs an NGO goes out in the society and has two children but she wears jeans ripped at the knees What values will she impartRead the full story What values will women wearing ripped jeans impart Uttarakhand CMSoon RippedJeansTwitter started to trend on social media and users started posting photos of that attire Most criticised the statement given by the CM A lot of people on the internet directly or indirectly voiced the sentiment that no one should be judged on what clothes they choose to wearActor Gul Panag posted a photo of her donning a pair of ripped jeans Author Ruchi Kokcha also joined the trend and tweeted a photoRippedJeansTwitter pictwittercomzwitZiIE9kmdash Gul Panag GulPanag March 17 2021Hell yeah RippedJeansTwitter pictwittercomcOeQGE590Umdash ruchi kokcha ruchikokcha March 17 2021Actress Bhumika Chheda wrote ldquoRipped jeans anyday better than ripped brains RippedJeansTwitterrdquoRipped jeans anyday better than ripped brains RippedJeansTwitter zwj pictwittercomibB6X4baGhmdash Bhumika Chheda IamBhumikaC March 17 2021Author Ravinder Singh said ldquoRippedJeansTwitter is another symbolic Womenrsquos Day on Twitter And for good Every time idiots in power want to marginalise you drown them with such a symbolic waverdquo Radio Cityrsquos RJ Ginnie wrote ldquoEk second you just saw these sir ripped jeans ka KRA society ko message dena nai hai chalo hum nai pehnenge but this ripped thought of culture how does that get repaired any thoughts on that rdquoRippedJeansTwitter is another symbolic Womenrsquos Day on Twitter And for good Every time idiots in power want to marginalise you drown them with such a symbolic wavemdash Ravinder Singh _RavinderSingh_ March 18 2021Here sir rippedjeans ladies care to join me pictwittercom6CCFhWRSNEmdash RJ in rippedjeans rjginnie March 17 2021In a statement Uttarakhand Congress chief Pritam Singh termed Rawats remarks shameful and demanded that he apologise to women State Congress spokesperson Garima Dasauni said it doesnt suit a chief minister to make a derogatory remark about someones sartorial choices She advised the chief minister to avoid making such comments and said they can hurt the public sentiment The Aam Aadmi Party AAP also slammed Rawat over his distasteful remarksOn March 10 Rawat was chosen the leader of the Uttarakhand BJP legislature party paving the way for his appointment as the new chief minister of the state He was the state BJP president from 201315 and is currently the partys national secretary He was also an MLA from the Chaubattakhal constituency from 201217 His choice as the new chief minister by the BJP comes as a surprise as he was not among the favouritesRead full story Tirath Singh Rawat to be new Uttarakhand Chief MinisterDisclaimer These remarks were made by individuals on the internet MidDay accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text