Wear your national dress on Metro as long as it's decent

An incident where an Indian tourist was not allowed to travel on Dubai Metro because he was wearing a ‘dhoti’ [a long loincloth],  has attracted media attention across the UAE as well as in India.
According to media reports, an elderly person visiting his daughter in the emirate was stopped by a police official at a Dubai Metro station because of his attire.
He was reportedly wearing a ‘dhoti’ when he was stopped from embarking on the Metro. For the uninitiated, ‘dhoti’ or ‘mundu’ is a traditional men’s attire that resembles a sarong and is tied firmly around the waist, and covers from waist down till the toes.
The daughter said that despite her pleas and efforts to make the cop understand that what her father was wearing wasn’t disrespectful, they weren’t allowed to board the Metro. She added that her father had worn the attire earlier and travelled on the Dubai Metro without any hassles.