A controversial statement made by BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has received support from Congress MLA Lakshman Singh, younger brother of Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh. Vijayvargiya had said that “women look like ‘Surpanakha’ in bad clothes,” which was met with protests by Congress members in Madhya Pradesh. However, Lakshman Singh took to Twitter to express his agreement with the statement, adding that “attention should be paid to the dresses” in Indore. Surpanakha was the sister of the demon king Ravana in the epic Ramayana.
Senior Congress MLA Lakshman Singh has supported BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya’s controversial remark that “women look like ‘Surpanakha’ in bad clothes”. In a tweet, Singh stated that he agreed with Vijayvargiya’s statement to some extent, and that attention should be paid to the way women dress in the city of Indore, which is known for its cultural heritage. Singh also questioned how Vijayvargiya, who is considered the uncrowned king of Indore, allowed such things to happen.
Kailash Vijayvargiya, a senior BJP leader, had made the controversial remarks last week while speaking at a religious function in Indore. He expressed his concern about young people and children using drugs and said that he felt like slapping them to sober them up. He also made a statement about women’s clothing, saying that some women don’t embody the goddess but instead look like “Surpanakha” due to their bad dressing sense. Surpanakha was the sister of the demon king Ravana in the epic Ramayana. His comments have been criticized by various political parties, including the Congress, and many have demanded an apology from him.
