Alert Hindus notified Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), a noted Hindu organization in India, about this denigration of Lord Nataraj. Accordingly, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti wrote to The New York Times, but there has been no response from them.
(Letter explaining the denigration is published later on this page.)
Portraying political figures or any other person as Hindu Deities amounts to trivialization of the Deities.
Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi shown as Lord Nataraj in The New York Times.
We now appeal to you to protest lawfully and peacefully against this denigration. We also suggest you write to the publication team of The New York Times, requesting them to stop this denigration.
Devout Hindus are protesting lawfully on following emails of The New York Times
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Email sent by HJS to the publication team of the New York Times
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|| Shree || Namaskar, We at Hindu Janajagruti Samiti have received complaints from Hindus regarding the depiction of Hon. Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi as the Hindu God, Lord Nataraj, in your cartoon in The New York Times. Reference: Hindu Janajagruti Samiti is a registered NGO in India doing social, Hindu Dharma related and national welfare work. The Samiti is also active throughout the world, educating people about Hindu Dharma in a scientific way, campaigning against malpractices done as Hindu Dharma related practices and solving problems related to misrepresentation of Hindu Dharma. For further details please visit our website www.HinduJagruti.org. The depiction of the Hon. Mr. Narendra Modi as Lord Nataraj is outrageous and insulting as it denigrates the Hindu God and Hinduism. Would you depict political leaders in the form of Deities of other religions in this manner? Lord Nataraj is a highly revered Deity in Hinduism, and Hindus worship Him with immense faith. Your depiction of Him in such a manner has offended the religious sentiments of Hindus. We viewed your ‘Standards and ethics’ page and thus feel that publishing such a cartoon is very disappointing on your end. We would also request you to review any material to be published in the NY Times at any future date to ensure that it is not offensive to Hindu religious sentiments. HJS can help with the reviewing of such material, if requested. Based on the above, we ask you to remove this cartoon from your webpages immediately and render an unconditional apology to Hindus for publishing the same. Sincerely, |
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