India, Aug. 25 -- Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday came out in support of actor Kriti Sanon amid the controversy over her outfit in a Raksha Bandhan jewellery advertisement.

Sharing Sanon's response to the criticism on his Instagram Stories, Gandhi wrote: "What a woman wears, what she does and where she goes - is her choice."

"Stop trolling women for exercising their freedom," he added, using the hashtag #SmashThePatriarchy, which he had recently used at his all-woman 'Chhatron Ki Goonj' rally in Pune.

Row began with Kangana Ranaut's criticism

The controversy erupted after BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut criticised Sanon's attire in the advertisement for jewellery brand GIVA.

The advertisement features Sanon in an off-whi...