Uttarakhand's
newly
appointed
Chief
Minister,
Tirath
Singh
Rawat's
recent
comment
on
how
'ripped
jeans
pave
the
way
for
societal
breakdown'
has
stirred
a
controversy
with
people
expressing
their
outrage
on
social
media.
While
some
celebrities
like
Kangana
Ranaut,
Gul
Panag
posted
pictures
of
themselves
sporting
the
garment
in
question,
others
shared
their
thoughts
on
this
controversial
statement.
Amitabh
Bachchan's
granddaughter
Navya
Naveli
Nanda
was
one
of
the
first
ones
to
condemn
Rawat's
comment.
Now,
actor
and
politician
Urmila
Matondkar
has
also
reacted
strongly
to
the
'ripped
jeans'
controversy.
The
Rangeela
actress
took
to
her
Twitter
page
and
posted,
"Manyavar
...
the
promising
youth
of
the
country
will
handle
the
torn
#jeans
..
but
what
about
the
torn
#economy.
#RippedJeansTwitter
#rippedjeans."
Read
her
tweet.
Earlier,
veteran
actor
and
Samajwadi
Party
MP
Jaya
Bachchan
had
also
weighed
in
on
the
'ripped
jeans'
controversy
while
speaking
with
ANI.
She
was
quoted
as
saying
by
agency
news,
"Those
in
higher
posts
must
think
and
make
public
statements.
You
say
such
things
in
today's
times,
you
will
decide
who's
cultured
and
who's
not
based
on
clothes?
It's
bad
mindset
and
encourages
crimes
against
women."
For
the
unversed,
while
attending
a
workshop,
organised
by
the
Uttarakhand
State
Commission
for
Protection
of
Child
Rights
in
Dehradun.
CM
Rawat
had
said,
"Showing
bare
knees
by
wearing
ripped
jeans
just
to
look
like
rich
kids
is
the
value
given
now
which
is
just
a
race
towards
westernisation
when
the
Western
world
today
is
following
us.
Ripped
jeans
pave
the
way
for
societal
breakdown
and
are
a
bad
example
parent
set
for
children." Rawat's
statement
sparked
a
nationwide
outrage
amongst
people.