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Minister Keerthana Slams 'Regressive Mindset' After 'Short Dress' Video Sparks Row
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News18•24-08-2026, 14:29
Minister Keerthana Slams 'Regressive Mindset' After 'Short Dress' Video Sparks Row
- •A social media video of a woman in a short dress, wrongly identified as Minister S Keerthana, triggered a political controversy in Tamil Nadu.
- •Keerthana clarified she was not the woman in the video but questioned why a woman's clothes become a political issue, calling it a 'fragile, regressive mindset'.
- •She accused political rivals of using a woman's appearance for attacks when they lack substantive policy challenges, stating 'Misogyny is the oldest weapon'.
- •Keerthana apologized to the woman in the video for being dragged into the controversy due to a resemblance.
- •The incident has escalated into a political dispute over online trolling, women's privacy, and personal attacks in Tamil Nadu's political discourse.
