KOZHIKODE: Muslim organizations in Kerala have come forward to defend singer K J Yesudas, who is facing attack from various women’s organizations and social groups for his remarks against girls wearing jeans .

The organizations feel that more people from the field of art and culture should show the courage to dissuade girls from going after the Western culture. “Yesudas has done a commendable thing by reminding the new generation about the dangers of indecent dressing,” said Nazar Faizi Koodathayi, general secretary of Sunni Yavajana Sangham, the youth wing of Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyyathul Ulema.

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He said ‘immodest’ dressing by women can lead to arousal of carnal desire in men. “Women’s body should not be paraded in public,” Faizi said.

Yesudas had told a Gandhi Jayanti function in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday that "Women should not cause trouble to others by wearing jeans... What should be covered should be covered."

P Rukhsana, the state president of Girls Islamic Organisation (GIO), the girls’ outfit of the Jamaát-e-Islami, on Saturday said Kerala had a culture in dressing and wearing tight jeans was against it. “Though individual freedom is significant, what is more important is to safeguard against trends posing threat to the society,” she said.

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Abdul Majeed Swalahi, the state president of Ithihadu Subbanil Mujahideen, the youth wing of the Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen, the Salafi organization, said there was no need to take up cudgels against the singer’s remarks. “Tight dresses that make the contours of the body visible can lead to sin,” he said. “We don’t ask all women to wear purdah, but they can opt for decent dresses. Women’s organisations should come forward to protect the dignity of girls rather than blasting a person for airing a sane opinion.”