New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- Telugu actor Sivaji has come under sharp criticism online for remarks widely described as misogynistic and regressive, made during a promotional event for his upcoming film Dhandoraa in Hyderabad.

At the event on Monday evening, Sivaji praised anchor Sravanthi Chokkarapu for wearing a saree, calling it "modest". When the audience began chanting the name of Mangapathi - his antagonist character from Court: State vs A Nobody - the actor went off-script, launching into a monologue on how women should dress in public.

Bigg Boss Telugu 7 actor claimed women who wear revealing clothes invite judgment and consequences, asserting that women are "beautiful only when dressed modestly". He also used the term "saamaan" to refe...