The remarks came in the context of the appropriateness of attire in Indian culture
Appropriateness of attire is a favourite topic of discussion in India and our politicians barely shy away from making a comment or two on it, from time to time, albeit bizarre. Taking a dig at 'western attire', specifically jeans, Satyapal Singh, Minister of State for Human Resource and Development and former police commissioner, said at a function in Gorakhpur on Sunday, that no one will be willing to marry a girl who comes to a 'shaadi mandap' in jeans.
The remarks came in the context of the appropriateness of attire in Indian culture. Singh stirred a controversy while addressing a gathering of students at the concluding ceremony of foundation day of Maharana Pratap Siksha Parishad (MPSP), the academic venture of Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur.
"Koi aadmi agar kehne lage ki main jeans pehenke kisi mandir ka mahant ban jaaunga to log pasand karenge kya? Koi pasand nahi karega. Ya koi ladki jeans pehenkar ke shaadi ke bedi pe jaayegi to kitne ladke usse shaadi karna chahenge?" he said.
(No boy will be ready to marry a girl who comes to the mandap (wedding stage) in jeans. Similarly, no saint will be revered if he gives up his traditional attire and wears jeans.
The minister was sharing the stage with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
The minister praised MPSP for preserving and upholding the values of Hindu culture and contributing to the field of education and health. The temple also runs hospitals, blood banks, and Ayurvedic treatment centres.
He also released two books on the occasion, 'Bhartiya Sanskriti' and 'Gorakshpeeth: Yoga Evam Sant Parampara', both of which contain articles by the Chief Minister.
Meanwhile, Adityanath told students that human beings are God's most wonderful creation and no one is useless.
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