“Tripura: ABVP protest erupts over alleged ‘Vulgar’ depiction of Maa Saraswati murti in State Government college”, Organiser, February 14, 2024:
“Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest at the Tripura Government College of Art and Craft on February 14, over purported vulgarity in an Murti of Ma Saraswati being worshipped at the college premises.
Members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated student body ABVP protested against the Murti of Ma Saraswati placed in the Government institute at Lichubagan, claiming that 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 saree.
Dibakar Acharjee, Joint Secretary of the ABVP unit of the State, said that the organisation strongly opposed any such initiative by educational institutions, hurting religious sentiment….”
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