An IAS officer from Telangana has sent a legal notice to Outlook magazine for a sexist piece they wrote about her. Smita Sabharwal’s lawyer Rachna Reddy legal notice claims that an article they carried about her client is ‘distasteful, cheap and titillating’. According to Newsminute.com, the piece titled ‘No boring Babu’, the article claimed that she was present at every meeting making ‘a fashions statement with her lovely saris and serves as ‘eye candy’ at meetings’. The legal notice claimed that Sabharwal was ‘utterly flabbergasted, shell shocked, angry and extremely disturbed by the article.’ Also Read - Kangana Ranaut Wants 'Terrorism Free' Film Industry After Yogi Adityanath's Announcement

The five-page legal notice also points out that the Outlook article claimed that Sabarwal’s portfolio was a mystery and that ‘Sabharwal’s hard work, dedication and her excellence at her chosen profession are washed away by the mere fact of her being an attractive, young and successful woman who has also accomplished quite a lot professionally, owing to her dedication and perseverance’. Also Read - Racism Plus Copyright Issues With Beyonce Sharma Jayegi: Khaali Peeli Makers to Face Legal Trouble From Beyonce Knowles For Using Her Name?

The magazine also failed to mention that Sabharwal was present at the fashion show with her husband Dr Akun Sabarwal, an IPS Officer, who is the currently the Director of Drugs Control Administration, Telangana. Sabharwal has demanded a detailed public apology from the magazine and mentions that the apology can’t be a non-descriptive one in a tiny section of the magazine. Outlook has 15 days to act, failing which they will face a civil and criminal lawsuit which will include defamation, damages and criminal action. Also Read - Scotch-Brite Called Out For Sexist Logo Featuring Woman With Bindi, Company Promises to Move on From 'Regressive Beliefs'

According to her Wikipedia page, Sabharwal is a popular officer. It reads: ‘She is known popularly as people’s officer and is known to use latest developments in technology to her advantage, especially in implementing Government Programmes on field. Monitoring of Government doctors through skype has completely changed the scenario in the public health sector. Performance monitoring of Government schools through specially designed software has made Karimnagar & Medak Districts stand top in the state during her tenure.’