Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was on Saturday trolled on the social media for expressing his concern over women consuming alcohol.
"I have begun to fear now because even girls have started drinking beer. The tolerance limit is being crossed," said Parrikar on Friday at an event.
However, his statement did not go down well with the Twitterati, who savagely tore into the Chief Minister while using a hashtag "GirlsWhoDrinkBeer"
Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson Tushar Gandhi also hit out at Parrikar.
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Another also questioned as whether Parrikar is even aware of the century he was living in.
A woman also asked the Chief Minister whether they need to go through sex change operation for a glass of beer.
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