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The attempt to install the 67-foot statue at the Ottinene beach in Kundapur Taluk of Karnataka ran into rough weather as activists claiming to represent a Hindu group halted the work, Hemanth Hegde, director of Kannada Film "Houseful", told reporters but refused to blame any outfit.
Udupi District Deputy Commissioner Hemalatha said that permission for film shooting has been given but the director has been asked to submit details of the land on which the statue is proposed to be erected and also for scrutiny of adherence to laws including Coastal Regulation Act Hemalatha said authorities cannot give permission to such ventures without verifying land records and the director had not purchased the land where he wanted to erect Chaplin's statue.
Hegde said he planned to shoot two song sequences of his film using the statue, work on which was expected to be completed by April five.
This is the second time the project is facing problems, he claimed but refused to identify the group, adding " I don't want to name anyone that they belong to Bajrang Dal or any other organisation".
Hegde claimed those opposed to the statue first said it would affect the Someshwara Temple but later argued 'Chaplin is a Christian and his contribution to India is nil.'
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Mr Hedge is just looking to get publicity for his movie going. Blame Hindutva and the entire English press will pick up the story and give Mr Hedge all the publicity he needs. Seems a bit silly to erect a 67 foot statue when it can be done much cheaper using computer graphics these days.
AND WE THOUGHT TALIBAN WAS SO BIASED AND RADICAL AND MILITANT!
Charlie Chaplin statue right in front of a temple and taller than temple? I can never imagine this happening in US where I live. If locals have objections, isn't this what democrasy is about. Just because someone comes up with crazy idea doesn't mean we have to take it. Why is IE making this look Hindus issues? Isn't this filmmaker trying shove silly idea on the locals. When will IE start acting as Indian media as opposed to being voice for the West.
What a bunch of ignorant fools!! No wonder they're not identifying themselves! Shame on the local administration and the state political setup.
Firstly, is it permitted to errect statues (67 ft tall ) ( be it any one ) on the coasts or coastal belt land ?Is the land where it is going to be errected belong to the Director of the film ?If not then who is the owner ? Does the errection of statue has his permission ? Is the Director trying to create a controversy so as to make the film controversial so as to ensure popularity of the project ? Will the statue so errected will be permanent or temporary ? If permanent , then does it have the permission required as would be required for a 67 ft tall statue on coastal belt land even if it was a statue of Govind Vallabh Pant ?If all above queries can not be simply and logically addressed then why this news has made it to the front page of the web page of IE ? Just because there is a mention of a HIndu group , that too not verified ??
when this person has no contribution why should he be idolised, in bharat we do not have statues of vivekananda, savarkar, bhagat singh in most states from where did this chaplin drop from. Enough of westernisation of bharat and being slaves of Macullay system its time to review the policies erected by british and congress at their will during and after freedom.
Why do you have to install a 67 foot statuein Kundapura Taluka ? Why not in Mumbai where there are many more admirers of Charlie Chaplin ? CanHemant Hegde explain ???
One wonders if the voters in Karnataka at large regret giving a mandate to BJP, which is hell bent to make the state another 'Hindutva' laboratory.
yes, we are going back to medival period. Now we should select emperors and kings to rule over us and supress democarcy. BJP is nothing but indian version of talibans. I request all the youths not to vote for BJP, If BJP comes to power, we will find more terror and more riots. Remember the roits and bomb blast which ever took place in india are only because of BJP and everyone is aware of that. So vote wisely. Jai Hind
Why does BJP and its clan take up such ridiculous issues and screw up it chances of coming to power in centre.Are they so away from ground reality? It is for such conduct that many BJP supporters are disheartend and think Congress is better ( becos BJP not willing to configure nit self in a way to attract middle
they will not allow us to live peacefully.
How Chralie is linked to India
Sonia Gandhi is a Christian. Will the Karnataka savages attack her if she visits Karnataka? What the ignorant savages don't know is that Indian Christians and Christian instiutions have contributed, greatly, to giving quality and character to India.
Chaplin statue SHOULD NOT BE INSTALLED in a public area not because of his religion but most of them consider him as controversial figure. No doubt he is a good actor of his times. But allowing a non-indian status would encourage others to install statues of Lenin, Stalin, Saddam, Hitler and even Osama in public places. If people want a statue of Chaplin they can have it in their own studio or in their own home but NOT IN A PLACE WHERE IT IS VISIBLE TO PUBLIC (YES, Statue visible to Public from a Private area is considered as Statue installed in Public place). Our leaders (particularly Congress party) put Our Father of Nation to SHAME by installing Gandhiji's statues (against his wishes) all across the nation over the years. This encouraged other parties to install statues of their own "late" political heads. But now-a-days it became a fashion for political leaders to put their own statues while they are ALIVE. Its a shame. Hence installing any status should be discouraged.
WHAT ABOUT LANGUAGE WHICH IS SPOKEN INTERNATIONALLY (ENGLISH)?. WHAT ABOUT CHRISTIANS INVENTIONS (COMPUTERS, MOBILE PHONES, CARS, CAMERAS, JEANS, ETC)?
these saffron nutheads can not understand anything which is positive and artistic.i don understand why do we entertain such maniacs in our country.
Chaplin was Judea-Christian? Why Injuns want Chaplin who was Hitlerlike in funny way is being statued by Indian funny man? Is statue just temporary for funny scene? Is this just funny?
Well, Charlie Chaplin happens to be not a Christian ... He's Jewish !