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Sushma Swaraj's 'Iran Look' Fires Up Twitter, Invites Criticism

Darpan News Desk IANS, 19 Apr, 2016 11:46 AM

Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's look in Iran - draped in pink from head to toe - has been extensively critiqued online.

Several women, including western journalists, have met Rouhani in normal clothes. In Iran https://t.co/u6YmbMC6h6
— Abhijit Majumder (@abhijitmajumder) April 18, 2016

Images of Ms Swaraj in a pink sari and matching shawl at a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have gone viral and fed a debate on whether she was right to cover her head.

@abhijitmajumder @India_Policy
Wearing the same shawl in Front of Rouhani is bad .. But cool in Gurudwara .. Ok pic.twitter.com/mAWt7IN4a4
— टंकीBaba (@rkgeemail) April 18, 2016

Comments ranged from lacerating to mildly disapproving to supportive.

This is embarrassing @SushmaSwaraj. You could've worn a Sari and pulled the Pallu over yr head. https://t.co/GmItzaQYRs
— Tarek Fatah (@TarekFatah) April 17, 2016

Some users compared Swaraj’s look with other women who have met Rouhani in the past. A combination picture tweeted by @padhalikha showing woman ministers of other countries meeting Rouhani went viral.

Another Twitter user @AAPkSaath posted picture of CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour interviewing Rouhani without a scarf.

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