Noted British sculptor Anish Kapoor, who had made scathing remarks against Narendra Modi government in a UK daily during the Prime Minister's visit there, has been removed from Rajasthan's cultural panel, two days after he was nominated by the BJP-ruled state government.


The Vasundhara Raje government nominated the controversial sculptor and 11 others as the members of the Governing Board of Jaipur's Jawahar Kala Kendra on November 16.


Kapoor's article critical of Modi appeared in the Guardian on November 12, where he had raised the issue of alleged 'intolerance'.


Rajasthan Tourism minister Krishnendra Kaur, however, canceled the nominations of all 12 members, including Kapoor, last night saying that she was unaware of the nominations and the Principal Secretary of the department had issued the order without consultation.