Watch Nandini Talk To The BBC About Slut-Shaming Women

A netizen took to Twitter to call Risa a "thirsty slut" based on a photo of her seemingly experiencing a wardrobe malfunction at the State of the Nation Address.

However, the designer of the dress Joel Acebuche explained that the senator wore a nude-coloured slip underneath her traditional attire.

He added that the dress "complied with the dress code of the occasion".

While Risa received support from many netizens, several Twitter users continued to criticise the politician for not dressing "appropriately" or sitting in a ladylike manner.

"Stop telling people especially men how to react," a netizen commented.

"Clothing is a particularly apt and powerful symbol but also a very concrete expression of how we women express ourselves,"she said during the live interview.

"It is a particularly easy way for sexists and misogynists to try to limit our space," the 53-year-old added.

"So, so common. I think because women are constantly sexualised and treated like distractions to men," Nandini said.

"The world loves putting women in boxes, treating us like puppets, and taking away all the power just so they could feel better about themselves," she added.

In 'Hello World, Stop Telling Women What To Wear', Nandini argues that society often links women's respectability to their choice of attire, and that this differs from the standards set for men.