Indian tourism minister says female tourists 'should **t wear short dresses and skirt
 

Indian tourism minister says female tourists 'should **t wear short dresses and skirts'
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India Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma drew criticism on Sunday for saying female tourists traveling to the country "should **t wear short dresses and skirts."

Speaking in Agra about tourist safety, Sharma said Indian officials had issued welcome kits to travelers that included safety advice for women.

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“These are very small things, like, they should **t venture out alone at night in small places, or wear skirts, and they should click the photo of the vehicle number plate whenever they travel and send it to friends," Sharma said.*

“For their own safety, women foreign tourists should **t wear short dresses and skirts," he said, according to theGuardian, adding, "Indian culture is different from the western.” Read more...

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