Srinagar: A guideline to Kashmiri journalists not to wear `pherans`, a traditional Kashmiri attire, to Army press briefings has triggered a row, with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday calling it "unacceptable".
An invitation to the press briefing for Saturday of the commander of Army`s Srinagar-based 15th corps said that journalists should not come wearing `pherans` during the briefing.
Local journalists Friday protested the Army`s guideline saying a `pheran`, which is a tweed over garment worn by Kashmiris during the winter months, is a traditional Kashmiri dress.
Omar Abdullah tweeted Saturday: "If the Army has in fact told journalists not to wear a pheran to Corps headquater events that is unacceptable and the order should be withdrawn.
"People wear their pheran with pride. It`s part of our identity aside from the best way to stay warm in the cold. Can`t ban pherans."
The Army`s Srinagar-based PRO has withdrawn the guideline, saying it had been inadvertent.