ABVP stages protest over 'Vulgarity' of Goddess Saraswati idol in Tripura
The student body ABVP protested against the idol of Goddess Saraswati placed in the government institute at Lichubagan, claiming that it was "vulgar".
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Agartala, Feb 15: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest at the Tripura Government College of Art and Craft on Wednesday (Feb 14) over purported vulgarity in an idol of Goddess Saraswati being worshipped at the college premises.
The student body ABVP protested against the idol of Goddess Saraswati placed in the government institute at Lichubagan, claiming that it was "vulgar" and contrary to the spirit of Indian culture and religious sentiments, and compelled the institute authorities to drape the idol with a saree. Dibakar Acharjee, Joint Secretary of the ABVP unit of the state, said that the organisation strongly opposed any such initiative by educational institutions, hurting religious sentiment.
"As we all know, today is Basant Panchami and Goddess Saraswati is worshipped all over the country. In the very morning, we all got news that in the Government Art and Craft College, the idol of Goddess Saraswati was sculptured in a very wrong and vulgar way. We instantly reached the location and stated our protest. We bound the college authority to stop the worship there and forced the students to rap a saree on the idol. We strongly protest against this type of initiative in any educational institution," he said.
He further demanded Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha take strict action against the college authority. "It's our demand to the CM Dr Manik Saha to take strict action against the college authority and dismiss the principal too," he added.
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Justifying the alleged provocative act to resemble Hindu goddess Saraswati in vulgar clothing, Jayant Bhandari from Canada posted on 'X',
I don't know what the controversy is about but before the arrival of the British there was nothing like blouse and petticoat in India, both of which are English words. A quarter of women in my city walked topless a mere 30 years back.https://t.co/p7WT3aRgbh
— Jayant Bhandari (@JayantBhandari5) February 15, 2024
"I don't know what the controversy is about but before the arrival of the British there was nothing like blouse and petticoat in India, both of which are English words. A quarter of women in my city walked topless a mere 30 years back," he sposted.
Bhandari's thoughts lack the insights that blouse is English reference of Indian clothing that was definitely worn by Indian women, the Indian reference of the garments being 'choli'
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— ShekharUSA (@shekhar_usa) February 15, 2024
Saraswathi Idol without a Saree ABVP finds fault, so do Bajrang Dal too
But the PM and the HM didn't say the same when the Women were paraded Naked in Manipur, they should have
Looks like The idols are more important for Politics sake
Hey Ram !!https://t.co/vV0Apk4vDY
In another post, the user compared the idol with the Manipur incident when a woman was paraded around naked;
FACTS:
1. Since July last year, with several ups and downs in intensities, Manipur has been burning with violence between two ethnic groups: Kukis & Meitei.
2. While this violence was at spike, a video of 2 women being paraded naked was made viral. However, the incident had taken place earlier on May 4 in Manipur’s Thoubal district, when the state was at peace.
3. Besides, as the video became viral, which seemed like an act intended to catalyze the violence there, a case of abduction, gangrape and murder has been registered in the matter.
4. PM’s statement came a day after the video went viral on social media, where he said, "I want to assure my countrymen that no culprit will be spared. What happened to the daughters of Manipur can never be forgiven.”
Again another unfounded post that seems to have fallen victim to the anti-government propaganda accounts. In a democratic country like India, it is absolutely rightful to raise questions against anything any citizen feels is wrong. However, with the freedom comes a responsibility to sensibly analyze facts and then reach a conclusion before publicly sharing the opinion. Such irrational attitude could lead to unreasonable unrest.
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