Thus began the culture of wearing a ‘thundu’ on the shoulder or around the neck by politicians in the state. Clothes and their colour are thus of great political import in Tamil Nadu.

An advocate filed the PIL claiming that wearing such attire while performing the duties of a state minister was in violation of the dress code prescribed for govt servants in Tamil Nadu.

Representational image of Tamil Nadu BJP members, who walked out of the state assembly(PTI) BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan wore a black dress in the assembly as a sign of protest before eventually ...