Row over Puducherry Min's statement

Even as the country is seething with anger against the crimes taking place against women, the authorities have time and again proved their insensitivity in the matter. This time, it is the Puducherry Education Minister, T. Thiagarajan, who has sparked a massive controversy with his illogical explanation. To ensure that girls aren't sexually harassed, the minister said that the uniform for schoolgirls should be redesigned to include an 'overcoat'.