NEW DELHI: A minister, known for his radical views, stoked up another controversy at a graduation ceremony on Friday, when he chucked away his convocation robes which he described, "medieval and barbaric."
Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, chief guest at the Indian Institute of Forest Management 7th convocation, stunned guests and students, when he removed the colourful flowing maroon robes draped on him, while at the rostrum to deliver his speech.
