Brampton, Ont. MP Ruby Sahota slammed Conservative MPs on Thursday night for repeatedly referring to traditional Indian attire as “costumes” during their criticisms of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s troubled trip to India, saying their comments were “incredibly offensive.”
One of the criticisms levelled at Trudeau in India was that he wore traditional attire far too often during the official state visit, and that some of his clothing choices were over-the-top.
But Sahota, one of several Sikh MPs to accompany Trudeau to India, said the criticism was misguided, and took offence at the language used by some Tory MPs on Thursday night.
“This reference continually made by the Opposition to our clothing being referred to as ‘costumes’ is outrageous. Would you call a business suit a costume?” she said, addressing one Conservative MP directly, although it wasn’t clear who.
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