Viral video: Saraswati idol 'sculpted in a wrong and vulgar way' at Tripura college sparks row

Agartala, February 15

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest at the Tripura Government College of Art and Craft on Wednesday over purported vulgarity in an idol of Goddess Saraswati  on the college premises.

Members of the RSS-affiliated student body ABVP protested against the idol of Goddess Saraswati placed at the government institute at Lichubagan, claiming it was “vulgar” and contrary to the spirit of Indian culture and religious sentiments, and compelled the institute authorities to drape the idol with a sari.

Dibakar Acharjee, Joint Secretary of the ABVP unit of the state, said the organisation strongly opposed any such initiative by educational institutes, hurting religious sentiments.

“As we all know, today is Basant Panchami and Goddess Saraswati is worshipped all over the country. In the morning, we got news that in the Government Art and Craft College, the idol of Goddess Saraswati was sculpted in a wrong and vulgar way. We instantly reached the location and started our protest. We asked the college authorities to stop the worship there and forced the students to wrap a sari on the idol. We strongly protest against this type of initiative in any educational institute,” he said.

He demanded that Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha take strict action against the college authorities.