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Row Over Pandal With ‘Asura’ Like Gandhi

Oct 3, 2022 | Pratirodh Bureau

As photos of the controversial Durga Puja pandal went viral on social media, the Kolkata Police told the Hindu Mahasabha to change the look of the idol (PTI)

Outraged over the installation of a Mahishasur idol that resembled Mahatma Gandhi at a ‘pandal’ in southwest Kolkata, people on social media sought immediate arrest of Hindu Mahasabha leaders who organised the Durga Puja.

Organisers Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, however, claimed that it was a “coincidence” that the Mahishasur idol, which had a bald head and was dressed in a white dhoti and round glasses, bore resemblance to Gandhi, but social media was not convinced.

“Immediately arrest the officials of Hindu Mahasabha for depicting Mahatma Gandhi as ‘asura’ in a Durga Puja at Kolkata,” tweeted one Atanu Chakravarty, tagging Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

As photos of the Durga Puja pandal went viral on social media, the Kolkata Police told the Mahasabha to change the look of the idol and also asked journalist Indradeep Bhattacharyya, who shared it on Twitter, to delete the photograph as it “may create tension” amid the festival.

“The Hindu Mahasabha claimed to have changed the idol on Kolkata Police’s request and ‘put moustache and hair’ on it. What an easy solution found by KP,” tweeted Ujjaini.

Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena alleged that this was a “deliberate attempt” to demonise freedom fighters.

“Nope, this isn’t coincidence. This is a deliberate attempt to change the narrative to suit the current narrative of demonising our freedom movement heroes. We have truly lost our moral compass as a nation,” Chaturvedi tweeted.

One Partha Pratim Bhattacharya on Facebook urged the police to take action against the organisers of the Durga Puja as the idol “has hurt the religious sentiments of many Hindus like me”.

“I don’t have an inkling as to what steps the law enforcement people are taking to curb this nuisance. It’s a shame for us, Indians and Bengalis in particular,” Kumar Mukherjee posted on Facebook.

“It’s such a disgrace to my city!” posted Dwaipayan Banerjee.

According to mythology, Goddess Durga slew Mahishasur in an epic battle to end his evil reign. Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha state working president Chandrachur Goswami told PTI that the organisation didn’t want to hurt anybody’s sentiments.

“The Durga idol that was worshipped here initially had a Mahisasur whose face looked similar to that of Mahatma Gandhi. The similarities are just a coincidence. After photos of it went viral, a police team visited the ‘pandal’ and asked us to make changes to the face,” he said.

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