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Tamil Nadu politics is as much about capturing the moral high ground as any other state’s. Except that the attire of film stars is par for the course, too. Only the other day, the state’s honourable legislators indulged themselves in a lively discussion on a dress code for actors, especially of the female gender. The issue was sparked off by a legislator who accused all TV channels (other than one run by his own party) of airing “obscene” shows. A senior DMK minister reacted strongly to the remark, saying that there could no objective yardstick to measure obscenity on TV. This set off a cross-volley of allegations and counter-allegations about moral principles and immoral fashion. Some wanted to slap on a strict dress code for actors appearing at public functions. The honourable member who raised the issue, concluded the Chair, must have spent considerable time watching TV frame by frame.

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