New Delhi: Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma has clarified his skirt remark and said that it was just an advisory. He said that he is one to advise anyone on what clothes one has to wear.
"This is just an advisory given by Tourism Minister when a holy place is being visited. You can call it moral policing but this is only an advisory given by the tourism ministry," Sharma said.
Sharma had stirred up a controversy by advising tourists not to wear skirts in small towns.
The advice was part of a list of dos and dont's mentioned in an advisory pamphlet that will be given to tourists at the airport on arrival.
Sharma also asked tourists not to venture out alone at night in small towns.
"We give welcome kits to tourists when they land at the airport. The kit includes a card with dos and don'ts such as, do not venture out alone at night in small towns, do not wear skirts; take a picture of the registration number of the vehicle you use and send it to a friend," the minister said.
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