Hanuman painting part of Mood Indigo removed as Shiv Sena objects

December 27, 2016 10:17

A painting bearing resemblance to the Hindu deity Hanuman had to be erased from a wall at the Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, following objections from Shiv Sena.

The painting, a part of the institutes ongoing annual cultural fest, Mood Indigo, was deemed inappropriate by the Sena, which sought an apology from the event organisers. On Monday, the painting was erased after local Sena workers marched into the campus and demanded its removal.

Among several wall-paintings at the institutes student activity centre, was one of a man carrying a mountain in one hand and holding a pen instead of a mace in the other.

The painting was in bad taste. It hurt the religious sentiments of many people. This is not the way to the portray a Hindu deity like Hanuman. Students should not have portrayed the deity like that, said Sena leader Datta Dalvi.

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