Was the only female duffedar of the Chennai Corporation transferred out due to a problem authorities had with her personal grooming? With each party held on to their side of the story, the controversy surrounding the recent remained unresolved on Wednesday. Media reports flagged the issue raised by the female duffedar S.B.
Madhavi. She claimed that she had been transferred from Ripon Building to a post in Manali as “punishment for her continuing to wear a shade of lipstick that she wanted, against the instructions of Chennai Mayor R. Priya’s personal assistant.
She claims the problem started after she reportedly wore a shade of lipstick that matched Mayor’s. While Ms. Priya refused to comment on the issue, a press release from Greater Chennai Corporation, sought to dismiss that line of argument.
It said: “Ms. S.B.
Madhavi, who served as a duffedar in the Mayor’s office, was issued a memo last month regarding administrative defaults, including repeatedly violating office procedures, arriving late without proper notice, and not performing assigned tasks. No inquiry or clarification was sought regarding her personal grooming, and no investigation was conducted. Some media reports have incorrectly claimed that her transfer was due to her personal grooming.
It is clarified that her transfer to the Manali Zone office under the Greater Chennai Corporation was solely due to administrative reasons, not her personal grooming choices.” But, Ms.Madhavi will have none of that:.