India singer says jeans 'provoke' men

(ANSA) - Rome, October 3 - Indian singing legend KJ Yesudas has said women should not wear jeans because they are sexually provocative, spurring the ire of women's groups in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Yeudas, popular for singing Indian classical and devotional songs, said that wearing jeans was "against Indian culture" and provoked "undesirable" behaviour.
    His comments prompted several groups to lead protest marches in the state capital, Trivandrum. "Women should not wear jeans and trouble others. You should dress modestly and do not behave like men," the singer told a gathering at the Swati Thirunal College of Music in the state capital, Trivandrum, on Thursday.