The statement of Uttarakhand’s newly elected Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on ‘ripped jeans’ has taken social media by storm.
Speaking at an anti-substance abuse workshop organised by the Uttarakhand State Commission for Protection of Child Rights in Dehradun on Tuesday, Rawat said that ripped jeans are ‘bad examples’ set by parents.
He further expressed his apprehension towards bare knees being exposed and went on to draw a parallel between the Indian and western culture. He also said that while the western world is following our tradition of yoga and ‘covering up’, Indians were running towards ‘nudity.’
“Kaynchi se sanskaarn (sharp manners) – showing bare knees, wearing ripped denim and looking like rich kids – these are the values being given now. Where is this coming from, if not at home? What is the fault of teachers or schools? Where am I taking my son, showing his knees and in tattered jeans? Girls are no less, showing their knees. Is this good? While the western world follows us, doing yoga … covering their body properly. And we run towards nudity,” he said.
“If this kind of woman goes out in the society to meet people and solve their problems, what kind of message are we giving out to society, to our kids? It all starts at home. What we do, our kids follow. A child who is taught the right culture at home, no matter how modern he becomes, will never fail in life,” said the Chief Minister.
As soon as his statement went social, the microblogging site was dominated by the tweets under #RippedJeansTwitter. Since morning women have been posting their pictures in a ripped jeans.
Ripped Jeans aur Kitab.
The country’s ‘sanskriti’ & ‘sanskaar’ are impacted by men who sit and judge women and their choices. Soch badlo Mukhyamantri Rawat ji, tabhi desh badlega. #RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/qYXcN88fY6— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) March 18, 2021
In solidarity with the woman with the two kids trying to get somewhere who bore the brunt of a clearly sleazy man checking her out because she was wearing ripped jeans. #RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/N3fWgvlCBD
— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) March 17, 2021
#RippedJeansTwitter
Throwback pic.twitter.com/PHLuARWMyg— Gauri Chadha (@gauri_chadha) March 17, 2021
#RippedJeansTwitter
Wassup 😊 pic.twitter.com/562d3uI7Mj— Rakhi Tripathi (@rakhitripathi) March 17, 2021
Ripped jeans gang #RippedJeansTwitter pic.twitter.com/7EshF7GWcl
— Yogita Bhayana (@yogitabhayana) March 18, 2021
Meanwhile, Uttarakhand Tourism’s official Twitter account has been liking the tweets that opposed the CM’s statement. A parody account ‘Rofl Gandhi 2.0’ posted a few screenshots of the #RippedJeansTwitter tweets liked by the Uttarakhand Tourism page.
Have a look at the tweets:
Ye kya kya like kar rahe ho @UTDBofficial ..CM saab ko pata chal gaya toh career rip kar denge 😹😹 pic.twitter.com/eizcxH5eUt
— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 🏹🚜 (@RoflGandhi_) March 18, 2021
Later, Uttrakhand Tourism blocked the page of the parody account.
Aise kaun welcome karta hai atithi ko @UTDBofficial 😭..ab Ranikhet aur Rishikesh mein entry band 😭 kaisa Almora ka sarkar hai #RippedJeansTwitter https://t.co/WVoiatBFsq pic.twitter.com/s2o2MaHjca
— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 🏹🚜 (@RoflGandhi_) March 18, 2021
