The foot in the mouth disease continues… A few days after he raised eyebrows with his comment that the Internet existed even in the days of Mahabharata, Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb has let drop another blooper. He has publicly declared that beauty queen winner Diana Hayden doesn’t represent Indian beauty, only Aishwarya Rai does.
The esteemed gent has claimed that the decision to award Miss World and Miss Universe titles to Indian women five years in a row was market-driven. He also underlined that only Aishwarya Rai was a quintessential representative of Indian beauty. Deb made this shocking statement during his speech at a design workshop in Agartala. He said, “Indian beauty should ideally look like Goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati. Diana Hayden did not deserve to win the Miss World crown. Actually, it was part of a fixed plan which was hatched keeping in mind the interests of the international market. Aishwarya Rai’s victory was well deserved as she represents the quintessential Indian woman.”
The Chief Minister also claimed, “Indian women did not use cosmetics or shampoo. We washed our hair with ‘methi’ water to prevent hairfall and bathed with mud. Beauty contest organisers are international marketing mafia that tried to capture a market of 125 crore Indians with their move.” He added that Indian women no longer win international beauty contests as organisers have already captured the market.
Naturally, his statement has raised considerable heat and dust. While social media users have expressed outrage, some have suggested that the man get “treated at some good mental hospital.”
In an attempt to pour oil over troubled waters, the CM’s media advisor Sanjay Mishra maintains, “The Chief Minister made the remark on Diana Hayden in the context of how international cosmetic companies fix the outcome of beauty pageants to capture the market in a particular country. The Chief Minister was only trying to promote India’s own traditional ways.”
Pity the Chief Minister could not find the right words to do it!
