President's daughter accused of 'immoral behaviour' after sharing breastfeeding pic

The President of Kyrgyzstan's youngest daughter has been forced to delete a picture of herself breastfeeding her baby son after being accused of "immoral behaviour" online.

Aliya Shagieva shared the intimate moment on social media in April. A heated debate ensued between her followers and she was trolled, so she quickly removed the photo.

Now, she's spoken to BBC KyrgyzBBC Kyrgyzabout her experience — and questioned her culture's hyper-sexualised attitude towards the female body.

"This body I've been given is not vulgar", she said.

"It is functional, its purpose is to fulfil the physiological needs of my baby, not to be sexualised".

She also revealed her parents, President Almazbek Atambayev of Kyrgyzstan and First Lady, Raisa, were not happy with her sharing the picture online.

"They really didn't like it", she said.

"And it is understandable because the younger generation is less conservative than their parents."

But she won't be silenced or shamed in to hiding away by her critics.

"When I'm breastfeeding my child I feel like I'm giving him the best I can give", she said.

"Taking care of my baby and attending to his needs is more important to me than what people say about me."