Aga Khan Museum issues apology for hurting Hindu sentiments, cancels screening of 'Kaali'

Toronto, July 06: After the High Commission of India took an objection to the controversial film Kaali and asked Canadian authority to withdraw the film, now the Aga Khan Museum issued an apology for hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. Issuing the statement, Museum which is hosting the program, further said that the screening of Kaali has been canceled.

 

 

In a release, it said that the museum deeply regretted that Kaali had "inadvertently caused offense to members of the Hindu and other faith communities. The Museum said, “Toronto Metropolitan University brought together works from students of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, each student exploring their sense of belonging as part of Canadian multiculturalism for the project Under the Tent."

 

It added, "Toronto Metropolitan University’s project presentation was hosted once at the Aga Khan Museum on July 2, 2022, in the context of the Museum’s mission to foster intercultural understanding and dialogue through the arts. Respect for diverse religious expressions and faith communities forms an integral part of that mission. The presentation is no longer being shown at the Museum."

 

 

 

The Museum deeply regrets that one of the 18 short videos from ‘Under the Tent’ and its accompanying social media post have inadvertently caused offense to members of the Hindu and other faith communities.

 

Yesterday, the Indian High Commission on Monday urged Canadian authorities to withdraw the disrespectful depiction of Hindu Gods showcased as part of the 'Under the Tent' project at the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto.

 

A large row of controversy erupted after filmmaker Leena Manimekalai shared a poster depicting a woman dressed as Goddess Kaali, holding an LGBTQ+ flag and smoking a cigarette.

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