An Indian-born Canadian parliamentarian, Chandra Arya, said Wednesday that anti-Hindu and anti-Indian forces have joined Canada.
The Canadian parliamentarian, who hails from Karnataka, made the remarks about an offensive poster by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai of the Hindu goddess Kaali that sparked outrage and condemnation across the country.
“Painful to see Kaali poster by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai. Over the past few years, traditional anti-Hindu and anti-Indian groups in Canada have joined forces, resulting in Hindu-phobic articles in the media and attacks on our temples,” Chandra Arya said on his social media account.
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He also said the Aga Khan Museum’s apology “is welcome and appreciated” in relation to the poster.
The poster shows the Hindu goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette. The offensive poster created outrage in India. Goddess Kaali is revered throughout India and represents the mighty spirit who completes evil.
Chandra Arya, made headlines earlier by delivering Kannada’s speech in the Parliament of Canada. The video had recently gone viral on social media. His gesture of love for the mother tongue was appreciated and celebrated throughout the country.
Chandra Arya wrote on Twitter: “I spoke my mother tongue (first language) Kannada in the Canadian parliament. This beautiful language has a long history and is spoken by around 50 million people.
This is the first time that Kannada has been spoken in a world parliament outside of India.
Chandra Arya hails from Dwalalu village in Sira taluk of Tumakuru district in Karnataka.
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