Actor-turned-MP Mimi Chakraborty took a jibe at trolls who attacked her and her Trinamool Congress colleague Nusrat Jahan for their photo-op outside Parliament. When asked why cricketer-turned-BJP MP Gautam Gambhir was not questioned on posting a similar photo, Chakraborty said that it "probably because they were women." Chakraborty, in her response to a tweet by a journalist pointing out how nobody questioned Gambhir, tweeted, "No they didn’t ma’am, it's only because we are women probably, but Gautam Gambhir looks great." Nusrat Jahan, Mimi Chakraborty Trolled For Photo-Op in Parliament on First Day, Netizens Compare Them With Other MPs.

Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan uploaded their first pictures from the premises of Parliament on Tuesday. Within minutes, both had become a victim of trolls, some attacking them for posing outside Parliament and others criticising them for their 'choice of clothes'.

Mimi Chakraborty's tweet

However, the two debutant MPs have been unaffected. They also did find support from women in the political fraternity. "Firstly, many congratulations for your debut in the parliament and secondly I loved what you both are wearing, in tune with the changing times :) Keep rocking," Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi tweeted.

Mimi Chakraborty won from Jadavpur seat while Nusrat Jahan won from Basirhat Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. The Trinamool Congress has nine female MPS this year, which makes it the second the highest party among all political parties to women MPs.

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