Protest : Pundole Art Gallery to auction 400 paintings of M F Husain

December 23, 2012    

Margashirsha Shuklapaksha 12, Kaliyug Varsha 5114

Appeal to devout Hindus

The Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai has planned to auction 400 paintings drawn by Anti-Hindu painter M. F. Husain on 17^th January as reported by the ‘Economic Times’ in its issue dated 13^th December. Even after HJS activists attempted to create awareness in the organisers, they did not agree to stop the sale. Now it is duty of all devout Hindus and patriots to protest lawfully to stop the auction of paintings by M F Husain, who has drawn nude paintings of Bharat Mata and Hindu Deities.
Link for reference : http://www.pundoles.com/

Devout Hindus and Patriotic Indians are protesting lawfully on following contact details : Auction Place Jamshed Bhabha Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai Organisers Pundole Art Gallery, 369, Dr Dadabhai Naoroji Road, Mumbai Phone : +91-22-22841837 Fax : +91-22-47618473 Email : info@pundoleartgallery.in Mallika Advani Mobile : +91 9820296510 Email : mallika@pundoles.com Khorshed Pundole Mobile : +91 9819691101 Email : khorshed@pundoles.com Dadiba Pundole Mobile : +919820028418 Email : dadiba@pundoles.com Rob Dean Mobile : +91 9967234413 Email : rob@pundoles.com

Concerned visitors can also send their protests / opinions to the organisers directly through Comments Section. We request everyone to use lawful and proper language while protesting.

Detailed News

Mumbai : The Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbai has planned to auction 400 paintings drawn by Anti-Hindu painter M. F. Husain on 17^th January as reported by the ‘Economic Times’ in its issue dated 13^th December. These paintings belong to Husain-lover Mr. Pitti from Kolkota and are expected to fetch nearly crores of rupees. (It is realised from this incident that, even after the death of Anti-Hindu Husain, his followers sponsor his paintings and spread hatred towards Hindu Dharma while earning money at the same time ! – Editor SP)

On learning about this auction, Mr. Shivaji Vatkar, Coordinator of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti for Mumbai, Thane, and Raigad Districts contacted The Pundole Art Gallery and demanded to stop the sale of paintings glorifying Husain, who was a Anti-Hindu and had hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus. At that time, the manager of Art Gallery Ms. Horshed gave evasive replies. Therefore, to educate her further with legal means and to prevent harm to Hindu Dharma, a delegation of Samiti consisting Mr. Shivaji Vatkar, Mrs. Varsha Thakar, Ms. Anita Balani, and Mrs. Parvin Mehata personally met Ms. Horshed. The activists of Samiti explained her sentiments of Hindus about Husain and told her that the auction planned by the Art Gallery is objectionable. Ms. Mallika and Ms. Horshed of Art Gallery gave evasive answers and arrogantly debated with the activists. (The managers of Art Gallery sponsoring the paintings of Anti-Hindu and anti-national Husain are totally oblivious to the sentiments of Hindus and interest of the nation. They are habituated enough only to earn money by hook or crook. When a painter in Denmark had drawn the cartoons of Mohammad Paigambar, all the Muslims in the world protested against him and effected immediate ban on him. Against this, Anti-Hindu painter Husain, who has drawn a nude painting of Mother India is being still glorified, and business to trade his paintings is still in progress ! – Editor SP) Mr. Vatkar has written a protest letter and demanded that the auction of Husain’s paintings be stopped. Similar complaint has also been lodged with M.R.A. Police Station.

Few devout Hindus have opposed the news item in ‘Economic Times’ by expressing strong reactions. Through these reactions, some of them have termed the auction as an anti-national and anti-Dharma act, and raised the doubts whether the money raised through this auction is being utilised by terrorists.

Source : Dainik Sanatan Prabhat