Why is the internet mad at renowned fashion designer Sabyasachi?

The famous Indian designer, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, most renowned for his traditional Indian bridal wear was recently slammed online for shaming women not knowing how to drape a saree. The designer had earlier made a statement saying, “Indian women who don’t know how to drape a saree should be ashamed because it’s our tradition.”

He suffered a lot of backlash from Twitter with people complaining about how it's not only a woman’s responsibility to uphold traditions and the debate quickly took a feminist turn. A user wrote “one more man telling women what they should do” while another commented, “Sabyasachi telling women how to wear a saree is a classic example of MANSPLAINING”.

In retaliation to all the uproar and criticism, Sabyasachi Mukherjee said, “I haven’t [commented] on a woman’s choice on what she wishes to wear. What was intended to be a comment on celebration of our clothing history became a debate on feminism.”