"Aap yeh kapde pehen ke aaye ho, yeh kapde sahi nahin hai. Aapko ya to saree ya dress (kurta-churidar) pehen ke aana chahiye (The clothes you are wearing are not appropriate). You should have either worn a saree or salwar kameez for the event." 

On being asked about the incident, Chatterjee defended her statement saying that it was "just advice." "I advised her as a mother, not as a BJP leader. I also asked her to not take it in a wrong way. As a woman, I have all the right to teach the youth what they should wear, where and when."

The anchor, however, has refused to comment on the incident.

When asked to comment on his guest's statement, event organiser Umesh Mehta said, "I organised the event on my own and the Surat BJP has nothing to do with it."

Chatterjee was last seen on screen in Amitabh Bachchan starrer Piku in 2015. She has shared the screen with lead actors Shammi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna and Jeetendra. Apart from Bollywood, she has acted in Bengali cinema as well

When quizzed about her decision to join BJP, Chatterjee who was at an event in Surat along with other party leaders said: "Joining BJP is not my proof of patriotism. I am doing my bit for the nation."