SHAH ALAM: Less than a month after a woman was made to wear a sarong at a Road Transport Department (RTD) office, today, a Klang resident and a New Straits Times reporter were barred from entering the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (SUK) building for wearing skirts which were deemed too short.
The two women were stopped by security personnel at the entrance of the SUK when they arrived for a press conference.
NST reporter C. Premananthini, who wore a knee length dress was told by the security guards that the dress was inappropriate to enter as it was too short.
Similar to the RTD incident, Premananthini was also asked to wear a sarong to cover her legs.
"I was surprised as I did not expect that I would face this situation. I refused to wear the sarong because I was wearing a knee length dress and I don't think that it is too short.
"I told the guards to return my driving license. Then, I drove out and headed to another entrance and I was allowed to enter," she said.
The incident was tweeted by Klang member of Parliament Charles Santiago who asked Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali to investigate the incident.
"Why are the security guards inspecting women's legs? Is this the new role for guards? Should be stopped, MB @AzminAli," he tweeted.
Last month, a woman identified as Suzanna G.L. Tan, posted on Facebook before and after photographs of her wearing a blouse with a pink skirt that fell just above the knee and later donning a sarong at the RTD office service counter.
Her post later went viral, causing an uproar among netizens with many social media users expressing discomfort against the RTD office's action.
The department has since apologised to Tan for the inconvenience caused by its officers, claiming that it did not have a "sarong policy" in its dress code guideline.