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The India International Centre, where Hussain's 'Mughal India' painting series are on dispaly, suspended the exhibition for Saturday after it received the threats from Bajrang Dal, sources said.
The IIC had received the Bajran Dal threat which said it has to face ‘serious consequences’ if the capital's high-profile cultural organisation continued to exhibit the works of the controversial artist, they said.
A group of youth, claiming to be members of the Hindutva outfit, went to the IIC and threatened the officials that they would have to face consequences if they continue with the hosting of this show, sources added.
Bajrang Dal Delhi unit president Ashok Kapur claimed the outfit's youth had gone to the venue to enquire about the exhibition and had told the exhibitors that Hussain had insulted India's culture and his works should not be displayed here.
A decision whether to restart the exhibition, which contains 20 paintings permanently dispalyed at Fida Museum in London, will be taken at a meeting of the IIC Directors later.
With the passage of time the tendency to see the things through the specs of religion or throgh own pre-conceived thoughts has intensified.To see clearly without any prejudice or the barriers that society has created over the years is a rare case in present world and moreso in present developing India.'India is hard ' as has been pointed by Naipaul , sadly,fits in the current situation where we find it tough to appreciate the works of artiststs like M.F.Hussain and Jatin das open mindedly.The attack on the exhibition is a shameful situation for a country where Khajuraho sculptures had been accepted long before.
Salman Rushdie's "Satanic verses" was wrong. The cartoon in the Danish newspaper was wrong. Both of them should be banned. MF Hussiens nude paintings are wrong. Awarding him for excellence and exhibiting his paintings in an Art Gallery are patently wrong. I wonder, what would have been the result if Hussien had painted a nude picture of a Profet! I bet, lot of people, would have been killed and a lot of properties would have been destroyed. However, he would have been glorified in the west like Michael Angelo or Picaso or even be "Knighted." There are some social enemies everywhere, like Salman Rushdie, MF Hussien, that Danish Cartoonist (what is his stupid name)? What they am is more beef, more wine, more women and more merry, nothing else. Ignorant rascals.
The artist should have done better not to hurt the religeous sentiments.Not only Hindus,any relegeon.
Even if you take religion completely out of this, Hussain would stand condemned. Ask the depraved Hussain to paint Sonia and Indira in the nude.
I wish exhibition had been stopped by Indian Government or Indian Courts rather than Bajarang Dal.Unfortunately Present Indian Government is busy playing Muslim Card and Indian Courts have not intervened hence India's culture now has to be defended by likes of Bajarang Dal and VHP and Mr.Modi. We can hardly blame them.In the past also, very few like Rana Pratap or Shivaji or Guru Govindsingh stood up against Muslim tyranny.
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