Ram Gopal Varma creates a furore with controversial tweets on Ganesha

August 30, 2014 11:24

Director Ram Gopal Varma is back in the news again.On the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi, Varma posted a spate of tweets that started with the director 'innocently' poking fun and saying: 'Does Lord Ganesha eat much more than other Gods? My doubt is becos all the other Gods are either trim or muscular.' Another one read, 'Does Lord Ganesha eat with his hands or his trunk?' He also questioned people's devotion towards Lord Ganesha. After the tweets created a furore, the director later offered his apologies. "All tweets I put on Ganesha were in my usual manner but unintended by me to hurt anyone's sentiments ... but if they did I sincerely apologize," Varma posted.

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