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| Ready to Lift Dhoti Ban at TN |
| Ready to Lift Dhoti Ban at Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Club: N Srinivasan
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| INDIA
, 16-July-2014
12:17:13 PM |
| N Srinivasan, the president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association Club, has said he is ready to lift the ban on dhotis at the club after Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa called the ban "sartorial despostism" and "a mockery of Tamil culture."
"Will go with whatever the chief minister advises. When something like this happens we will respect," Mr Srinivasan said.
Earlier today, Ms Jayalalithaa promised to revoke licences of clubs that enforce a dhoti-less dress code and said a bill was on its way to ensure that the dhoti gets due respect.
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) Club in Chennai earned massive criticism for refusing entry to dhoti-clad Madras High Court judge Justice Hariparanthaman last week.
The club only allows members or guests dressed in full trousers, shirts or T-shirts with collars and leather shoes to access its premises. And so it told Justice Hariparanthaman when he turned up to attend a book release function on July 11.
"After over 60 years of Independence, I can't accept this. They can have rules for their members, not for visitors who come on invitation," said the upset Judge.
The Madras High Court today referred a petition against the ban to a specially-ordered bench.
It is a rare issue that finds the DMK on the same side as Ms Jayalalithaa and her ruling AIADMK. The dhoti is one such.
On Monday, the issue had found its way to the Tamil Nadu assembly where it was brought up by DMK leader MK Stalin. "It's not just the TNCA Club, many clubs like the Gymkhana Club, Race Course Club and Boat Club also follow such a rule, which has not changed in the 67 years the British left the country," he said,
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