“Girls wanting a night out may be all right elsewhere but it is not part of Indian culture.”

— Mahesh Sharma

As quoted in " Girls Night Out Against Indian Culture: Union Culture Minister http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/Girls-Night-Out-Against-Indian-Culture-Union-Culture-Minister/2015/09/19/article3035994.ece" The New Indian Express (19 September 2015)

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Indian politician 1959

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