Nothing to do with clothes
With reference to "On dissent and a dress code" (Magazine, September 18) it is a fallacy to think that crime against women is comparatively less in Arab countries because women wear a burkha. The truth is that people are scared of the prevalent stringent laws of the land. If attire is directly proportionate to the number of crimes against women, western countries should top the list. However, statistics reveal that crimes against women are same all over the world. What is required is awakening of the extra sense God has bestowed on us which, when used in the right perspective, can distinguish between good and bad. A civil engineering student has aptly aired the ambiguity on the guarantee of safety even if the dress code is adopted.
K. Sivasankaran,
Chennai
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With reference to "On dissent and a dress code" banning jeans and T-shirts is not fair. Crimes against women do not happen because of jeans. Crime is something beyond attire. It is to do with basic morality. Women in saris and salwar kameez also suffer. Instead of totally curbing the wearing of jeans and T-shirts, Anna University can relax their rule to a certain extent and make the student community happy.
Bhuvana Ramachandran,
Madurai
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