A study into the hypocrisy of

M F Hussain

Forbes calls him the “Picasso of India” [Forbes 2006 collector’s guide]

“What Raja Ravi Varma did to promote art in his days, M.F. Husain is doing now” - M A Baby, Minister Of Education & Culture, Kerala [The Hindu, Friday, Sep 14, 2007]

A fugitive from law.

A brief guide to infamy

A Study in Comparison

Goddess Durga with Tiger Prophet's Daughter Fatima

Goddess Lakshmi & Shree Ganesha M.F. Husain's Mother

Saraswati Mother Teresa

Parvati Hussain's Daughter

Draupadi Muslim Lady

Lord Hanuman and Goddess Sita sitting on thigh of Ravana

Poets Faiz & Galib

Muslim King and Hindu Brahmin Bharatmata

Naked Hitler with Mahatma Gandhi and others

M F Hussain repeatedly said over the years whenever the issue of the distasteful renderings of Hindu deities came up : “It was always out of respect. I never meant to offend anyone or any religion”

He was on another occasion asked why was Hitler portrayed as naked?

He answered “Because I hate him”. Go put your creed into your deed,

Nor speak with double tongue.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Why is Hitler naked?

Our Marxist comrades tried to do it again!Clearly supporting China during the Indo-

China war was not enough.They wanted to prove their secular

credentials, so they decided to award Hussain, the Raja Ravi Varma award.

However it was prevented by the Kerala high court.

The following slides show why he is unworthy of such an honor.

Raja Ravi Varma award

Goddess Lakshmi

Ravi Varma M F Hussain

Goddess Saraswati

M F HussainRavi Varma

Ravana & Sita

Ravi Varma M F Hussain

Was the reaction by Sangh Parivar activists so extreme as to invite the kind of criticism they get from the “secular” media i.e the NDTV, The Hindu etc?

How many people died because of this controversy? [Hint : None]

What would have happened if it some semitic religious figures were depicted like this?

A glimpse into two other controversies will help us understand the attitude of the Indian media regarding this better.

Questions

Satirical cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed published in the Danish newspaper “Jyllands-Posten” in September’05.

According to Islam, depictions of the Prophet was similar to idolatry and therefore strictly forbidden.

The Salafi school has prescribed death to those who dare to do so.

The cartoons resulted in violent protests all around the world.

The Danish Cartoon Controversy

Death threats from hundreds of Muslim organizations around the world including :The darling of the Indian left : Hamas of

PalestineHaji Yaqoob Qureishi, UP minister . Offered Rs

51 crore for the head of the Danish cartoonist.139 people killed around the world in

protests and riots.Danish embassies in Lebanon, Syria & Iran

burned down.

The Aftermath

Johann a left-liberal writer pens article for the British newspaper The Independent, "Why should I respect these oppressive religions?”

He talks about how Islamic countries forbid discussions on human rights abuses during United Nations meetings

Saudi Arabia including other Islamic nations called for an “Islamic Declaration Of Human Rights” that would be applicable to them instead of the “Universal Declaration Of Human Rights”

Johann Hari Controversy [Jan 2009]

“The Statesman” of Kolkata reprints the article in 5th February’09.

Muslims protest outside Statesman office in Kolkata.

The Jamiat-e-Ulema e Hind files a police complain alleging that the paper had “outraged their religious feelings”

Editor Ravindra Kumar and publisher Anand Sinha arrested.Free speech, anyone?

Aftermath

The reaction by Hindu organizations regarding M F Hussain and the in depth Indian media coverage.

VsThe reaction by Muslims across the world

regarding the Prophet paintings and the relatively non-existent Indian media coverage.

VsThe non-existent reaction by the free speech

advocates, secularists & rationalists regarding the Johann Hari controversy and the non-existent Indian media coverage.

Compare & Contrast