Wear a bindi first: BJP MP shouts at woman

S Muniswamy. Pic/Twitter

S Muniswamy, a BJP MP from Karnataka's Kolar district triggered a fresh controversy with his remarks during an event on International Women's Day on March 8.

He scolded a woman in a shop about not putting a dot (bindi) on her forehead.

"Wear a Bindi first. Your husband is alive, isn't he? You have no common sense," the Kolar BJP Lok Sabha MP shouted at a woman vendor.

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A video of the MP scolding the woman is also circulating on social media.

While condemning it, the Congress party said such incidents "reflect the culture" of the BJP.

Earlier, Muniswamy inaugurated the exhibition and sales fair on Women's day.

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