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Lipstick leads to transfer of Tamil Nadu's woman duffedar
Sep 25, 2024S B Madhavi, Greater Chennai Corporation's first woman duffedar (marshal), a job that requires her to be part of the mayor's ceremonial retinue, has been shunted out for allegedly defying an order not to wear lipstick during an official assignment last month.
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Lipstick cost me my post: Chennai mayor’s dafadar
Sep 24, 2024S B Madhavi, Chennai's first woman dafadar, was moved to Manali after she disobeyed orders not to wear lipstick. She challenged the directive's legality and cited human rights violations. While the mayor's office provided other reasons for her transfer, Madhavi insists it was a punitive action.