Recently,
Yami
Gautam
stirred
a
controversy
when
she
rejected
an
Assamese
fan's
offering.
Last
week,
the
Bala
actress
was
at
the
Guwahati
airport
when
a
fan
tried
to
put
a
gamosa
(an
Assamese
scarf)
around
her
neck,
without
her
permission.
Yami,
who
was
caught
unawares,
immediately
pushed
away
his
hands
and
her
assistants
also
told
the
man
to
back
off.
Soon,
a
video
of
this
unpleasant
incident
started
going
viral
on
the
internet
with
netizens
bashing
the
actress
for
being
'disrespectable'
for
hurting
sentiments
and
disrespecting
the
Assamese
traditional
garment.
Responding
to
a
tweet
by
an
Assamese
media
portal,
Yami
clarified,
"My
reaction
was
simply
self
defense.
As
a
woman,
if
I
am
uncomfortable
with
anyone
getting
too
close
to
me,
I
or
any
other
girl
has
every
right
to
express
it.
I
Dint'
intend
to
hurt
anyone's
sentiments
but
it's
very
important
to
voice
out
a
behavior,
inappropriate
in
any
manner."
Check
out
her
tweet
here.
My
reaction
was
simply
self
defense.
As
a
woman,if
I
am
uncomfortable
with
anyone
getting
too
close
to
me,
I
or
any
other
girl
has
every
right
to
express
it.
I
Dint’
intend
to
hurt
anyone's
sentiments
but
it's
very
important
to
voice
out
a
behavior,
inappropriate
in
any
manner
https://t.co/sUc4GPxfWv
She
further
continued,
"This
is
my
third
visit
to
Assam.I
have
always
expressed
my
love
towards
Assamese
culture
&
people.
It's
insensitive
to
react
to
a
single-sided
story
&
spread
hate.
I
am
present
here,
in
this
beautiful
state
for
an
important
event
&
shall
always
keep
coming
back
.Peace
&
Respect."
This
is
my
third
visit
to
Assam.I
have
always
expressed
my
love
towards
Assamese
culture
&
people.
It’s
insensitive
to
react
to
a
single-sided
story
&
spread
hate.
I
am
present
here,
in
this
beautiful
state
for
an
important
event
&
shall
always
keep
coming
back
.Peace
&
Respect
Eventually,
Yami
did
wear
the
gamosa
at
the
flagging
off
of
the
Great
Guwahati
Marathon
2020
and
shared
a
picture
of
the
same
with
a
caption
that
read,
"Thank
you
for
this
beautiful
'Japi'
&
'Gamosa."
Had
a
great
time
flagging
off
‘Great
Guwahati
Marathon’
-2020
!
Was
so
good
to
see
so
many
smiling
faces
&
hence
could
feel
the
love
!
Thank
you
for
this
beautiful
‘Japi’
&
‘Gamosa’
❤️
pic.twitter.com/8uSdS0Gj4U