Supporters stood jointly and raised their voice to defend Matt Taylor, the scientist who has been slammed for his choice of clothing. Taylor is also associated with the Rosetta mission that in the last week landed its probe on the Comet 67P.

It was found that during the live telecast of landing of the Rosetta's probe, Taylor wore a shirt featuring comic-book-style images of scantily clad women carrying guns. Taylor drew criticism from several viewers as they said that it was unwelcoming to women in the science field.

Taylor even apologized on Friday during a progress report on the Rosetta Project. He said that the shirt he wore this week has offended many people and he is very sorry for his deed.

On the other hand, the London Mayor Boris Johnson, in a statement said that Taylor should have not been the one who had to apologize.

Johnson said, "It was like something from the show trials of Stalin, or from the sobbing testimony of the enemies of Kim Il-sung, before they were taken away and shot".

The public should have been praising Taylor's accomplishments with the Rosetta Project, Johnson said. Apart from Mayor Johnson, many other stood for Taylor and said that Taylor's shirt controversy overshadowed a momentous occasion.

Cathy Young in a statement said that many women worked along with Taylor on the Rosetta project, which is a big achievement for women, but Taylor's shirt attracted too much attention instead of the women who significantly contributed to the mission.

She said that this was a proud moment for all those women who were working on this project but it all got ruined.

Elly Prizeman, the woman who gifted the controversial shirt as a birthday present to Taylor, said while showing her support for the scientist in a blog post that Matt is very close and loving friend of her.

She is very proud of Matt and his achievements and the sweet gesture with which he wore that shirt with pride.