Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said his advise that women should dress 'comot' (shabbily) to avoid unwanted attention was just a joke.

"The last time, I made a joke with a young lady that I knew, I was joking, in my heart I was joking, I told her that if she dressed prettily - not seductively, she would attract unwanted attention.

"I was joking, but the opposition twisted my words, looking to create trouble," Tengku Adnan told a crowd in Putrajaya tonight...