Hillary and Obama depicted as Radha-Krishna by TOI
March 14, 2008
Falgun Shuddha Ashtami
indiatimes.com is defaming Lord Krishna and his devotee Radha. This serious denigration must not be tolerated and Hindus must protest against this. Can Indiatimes.com dare to publish cartoons of Prophet or Jesus Christ? - Editor.
Contact Details for Protest :
Phone No. : 91- 124 - 418 7000
Head Office : Indiatimes, Times Internet Ltd., I World Tower, DLF City Phase V (Opp DLF Golf Course) Gurgaon, Haryana - 122002 Those who have indiatimes ID protest on the following Link http://in.indiatimes.com/feedback.cms
Denigrating picture of Radha-Krishna
Hillary and Obama depicted as Radha-Krushna
The race for the Presidentship of U.S. has hotted up ! There is a neck-and-neck race going on between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. To depict this the TOI has published a picture on its site Indiatimes.com under the News section showing them in the form of Radha-Krishna where Obama is dressed as Lord Krishna holding the flute in his hand and Hillary Clinton dressed up as Radha is posing with him in one of the forms of Radha-Krishna which is are very commonly worshipped by the Hindus. (This is a serious denigration of Hindu Deities and will not be tolerated by the Hindus ! Only because inert Hindus do not take any firm action such kind of denigration continues ! Its time that inert Hindus wake up and take some active stand against it ! - Editor)
Sattvik picture of Lord Krishna by seeker of Sanatan Sanstha
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Mahesh Paranjape, India (Bharat)
14 Mar 2008, 13:26
Depicting Hillary and Obama as Radha-Krushna is defamatiom of Krishna @ Radha.I condemn times of india for hurting my feelings
Swapnil D.Manjrekar, India (Bharat)
14 Mar 2008, 14:16
This is absolutely disgusting.
Avinash Poyekar, India (Bharat)
14 Mar 2008, 14:56
Times of India depicted Lord Krishna and Radha as Obama and Hilery is serious denagration of our deities.
Hindu Teja Jag Re !
Everybody should boycott TOI from there reguler reading. The officials responsible for this should be kick off from his job. TOI cant imagine to denigrate other Dharms idols as they doing with Hindu Deities, cause they know if they do so the office will not remain at its place on very next day of denigration.
I apeal to all proud Hindus to protest against it and teach a lesson to TOI
Premnath, United Arab Emirates
14 Mar 2008, 15:50
Such a shocking picture. Will they allow Jesus or Mary to be portraid like this in America.
I totally oppose these pictures and request it to be withdrawn immediately. They have hurt our Hindu
sentiments.
How would our Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslim guests living in india react if Mahommad was shown in such a manner?
I rather think that the publisher of such materials would have worried in that event for the safety of their offices and senior editoral staff from Muslim fury of revenge and rampage.
Indians must go to Muslim Madrassas to learn how to react.
Ranjit V Kashid, India (Bharat)
14 Mar 2008, 23:23
Why they havn't use Jesus cryst,hell mery,or allah only because if they did that there is strong action amognst them. I requset all HINDS to Protest for the Picture.
sanjay khonde, India (Bharat)
15 Mar 2008, 01:12
This is very disgusting denigration of lord krishna, which has hurt our religious sentiments very badly.They have dared to do this because of inert hindus who do not take collective action against them.
Sampada Pereira, United Arab Emirates
15 Mar 2008, 01:37
This is a really shocking to note that a well known paper like India times has published such denigrating pictures. Being a leading paper one should take care to not to hurt any Deities of any religion. We are being deeply hurt to notice this disgraceful act done by India times...i protest this and appeal to India times to seek apology to it's readers with a promise to not to repeat such act again....
Mrs.Asmita.Sanjay.Khonde, India (Bharat)
15 Mar 2008, 02:20
Hindus are deeply hurt due to this shameful act done by India times...i protest this and appeal to all dharmabhimani hindus to ban toi and force India times to seek apology to it's readers .
Mohan Mukherjee, United Arab Emirates
15 Mar 2008, 03:14
I condemn this shocking denigration of Hindu deities and urge India times to issue an apology to all Indians with an assurance that such callous and hurtful behaviour will not be repeated.
Sandeep D. Pande, India (Bharat)
15 Mar 2008, 04:19
This is a really shocking to note that a well known paper like India times has published such denigrating pictures. Being a leading paper one should take care to not to hurt any Deities of any religion. We are being deeply hurt to notice this disgraceful act done by India times...i protest this and appeal to India times to seek apology to it's readers with a promise to not to repeat such act again....
Manjunath R, United Arab Emirates
15 Mar 2008, 04:19
Hello Times of India, your picture of depcting Hilary Clinton & Barick Obama denigrates our Hindu deities. You ignore the basic ethics of journalism of not going against the public policy or norms. This hurts Hindu sentiments very badly. Do you dare to do this to hurt Muslim or Christian Community? We as Hindu population of India demand apology in total terms for having done this heinous act.
sandeep D. Pande, India (Bharat)
15 Mar 2008, 04:20
Hindus are deeply hurt due to this shameful act done by India times...i protest this and appeal to all dharmabhimani hindus to ban toi and force India times to seek apology to it's readers
Abhijeet Anand Inamdar, India (Bharat)
15 Mar 2008, 05:37
This is again a dirty denigration of our Deities - only & only beacause of silent & non violent reaction of Hindu peoples.
On this issue , what will be the protest action of biggest spritual movement of Lord Krishna followers "ISCON -(International)" ?
Or just like past ISCON will niglect this issue & avoid to protest by words too.
Rajat Gupta, India (Bharat)
15 Mar 2008, 05:39
The picture shows that the TOI is not a responsible company which can actualy take care of the sentiments of Hindus. The company has taken the Hindus for granted.
I don't think they will ever dare to play with the sentiments of any other so called minority groups.
This also proves the fact that this company has a origin outside India.
I know that this opposition will do nothing and even if it does TOI will just put two lines of appologies. They know how to play with the sentiments. They know that Hindus are basically not aggressive and will be happy after two lines of apology.Had it been any other religion, people and the political contractors would have burnt the TOI HO into flams!
yash treasurer, United States of America
15 Mar 2008, 10:26
This is completely shameful on the part of TOI.
We need apology from TOI and a promise to never do anything similar in the future.
TOI and its staff needs lesson in USA history. The history as written by American Historians taught in USA, is full of violance, racism and apartheid.
soumya, United States of America
15 Mar 2008, 10:39
This is a very arrogant and disgraceful act of Times of India. We are hurt deeply and we potest this act. We demand immediate apology and assurance that such incidents are not repeated.
Jai Sri Krishna!
vijay ashar, United States of America
15 Mar 2008, 11:08
To my dismay, none of the protesters above gave a clear and categorical challenge to TOI editors that they, along with their families, friends and neighbors will boycott the buying and reading of the paper until an undiluted apology is printed in the paper for hurting the sentiments of its vast Hindu readership. Moreover, they should pledge to work together to persuade some regular advertisers in TOI to refrain from their continuing patronage. Without hitting directly at the economic interests, these shameless media will not yield an inch by mere inane words.
By e-mail
Lalit Nagpaul, United Kingdom
15 Mar 2008, 13:21
Shame be on Times of India.!
The more we tolerent hindus keep quiet, the more others get encouraged to hurt our feelings.
It is time we fight for our self respect and religious beliefs.
Krishan Tandon, United Kingdom
15 Mar 2008, 14:53
This is really disgraceful act and we all should make sure this is not repeated. This is the reason our one of the oldest Hindu religion is never taken seriously by western world because we ourselves don't know how to respect our deities. We have made mockery of our Gods by priting their pictures on calenders, or on any other packets which are thrown after use. Please wake-up and protest against such incidents and be DHARMAVLAMBI and SACHCHE BHARATWASI.
Yatindra Bhatnagar, United States of America
15 Mar 2008, 15:22
This is disgusting and for Times of India to print it is outrageous. I condemn it. This is no art. This is no satire. This is in utterly bad taste. No one who has any respect for Hindu gods and goddesses and revered deities would draw things such this - Obama-Hillary as Krishna-Radha. Times of India must profusely and sincerely apologize for this bxxxxer and disrespect for Hindu sensitivities. Would the Times depict revered icons from other religions in similar manner?
BHAVESH PATEL, India (Bharat)
16 Mar 2008, 00:25
simple answer is
Ron Howard ki "Da Vinci Code"(film) dekho aur dikhao.....
Glenn Pereira, United Arab Emirates
16 Mar 2008, 01:01
This is denigration of Hindu deities. It is very disheartening to see that such a reputed paper such as Times of India is encouraging denigration. Times of India should seek an apology immediately.
Sudish Puthalat, India (Bharat)
16 Mar 2008, 02:17
We very strongly protest this defamation. Would you have the guts to do this to Mohammed or Jesus? An apology should be promptly issued along with the names of those who conceived this, those who approved this etc.
Pratap Kasbekar, United Arab Emirates
16 Mar 2008, 02:59
I condemn this shocking denigration of Hindu deities and urge India times to issue an apology to all Indians with an assurance that such callous and hurtful behaviour will not be repeated
Mohan Lal Gupta, Canada
16 Mar 2008, 17:17
Shame on you people for denigrating Hinduism while living, earning money in Bhaarat. You people are alive today as Hindus are tolerant people.
You people are slave and spreading slavery .
Being slave you people show slavery in every step, even by maintaining and spreading English in Bhaarat. Evven award shows of Hindi films are conducted in English rather than Hindi.
On tha name of Hindi you people spread more Urdu another language of colonial masters.
Bhaarat must some how get rid of such low mentallity people from Bhaarat.
jitendra kumar singh, India (Bharat)
16 Mar 2008, 17:20
this is the warning to the editor of times of india that he/she do not do the anti hinduism activity in future , & make a apology letter in the news paper
Manju, India (Bharat)
17 Mar 2008, 07:09
it is disgusting .....it can not be tolerated any more...we must have to get rid of such low mentallity pupils....from india....
This is disgusting..... It should not be tolated by anyone.
SURI SAVANI, United Kingdom
19 Mar 2008, 10:53
I condemn this shocking denigration of Hindu deities and urge India times to issue an apology to all Indians with an assurance that such callous and hurtful behaviour will not be repeated
Jay, United Kingdom
20 Mar 2008, 03:14
This picture is taking my patience to the limits.
Born with Gujrati blood, taught to tolerate a lot of thingsincluding racial abuse and discrimination, also learnt that wars can be faught with words not weapons but the culprits in this case both the artist and the publisher should be repremanded possibly with Capital punishment as no apologies are good enough.
peace can be broken and Hindus might over a period of time start taking action with weapons as they are forced to defend their loving and caring religion.
STAND UP IN NUMBERS AND TAKE ACTION TODAY whatever it takes as we dont want
NO MORE DENIGRATION of HINDU DIETIES
Shweta, India (Bharat)
23 Mar 2008, 13:46
This is disgusting! would TOI dare to make such denigrating pictures about any other religion....it would be torn apart... They should be punished heavily...an apology is not enough...they fail te realize the grave bxxxxer they have committed...the hindu sanstha's should come together and make them pay for this...onle then they would realize!
Bodhi Kaka, United States of America
28 Mar 2008, 17:02
As Hindus, we are not fundamentalist or doctrinaire as in some other religions. The core of our religion is that we are all one, so we believe in the toleration and love of everyone. As such, we do not take the offence like the other crazy peoples in the other religions do. I found this image amusing and delightful. I really think everyone should stop trying to be offended as enjoy the sense of humor the artist is trying to convey.
(There can be many other ways in which humor can be very effectively conveyed. Why use Hindu gods only for entertaining people? All such denigrations are etched on the minds of public and generate very unholy feelings. Can you imagine the effect it will have on the minds of the younger generation? Tolerance to the level where it becomes a reason for self destruction is foolishness. Is this tolerance due to a lack of courage to oppose this? )
Anita, United States of America
30 Mar 2008, 11:52
I am a believing Hindu observes many customs and traditions of Hinduism. I also have a shrine at home with our Gods and am teaching my child about Ram, Krishna, Hanuman, Shiva. What strikes me about Hindus is that we've become a bigoted, humourless, uptight lot. There is such a thing as satire, funny cartoons, using well-known cultural idioms to talk about politics. Why should we become like close-minded Muslims or uptight Christians (and I don't mean all Muslims and Christians are like that). Hinduism should celebrate its multiplicity, flexibility. We should be secure in the respect we have for our religion and Gods and not become so touchy.
(We have been highlighting events after events of attacks on Hinduism and Hindus all over Bharat, our motherland. If it still does not move you in anyway and you call us bigoted, humorless, and touchy, your situation is akin to "Nero playing the fiddle when Rome was burning." You should ask the Kasmiris Hindus if they had the time and circumstances to "celebrate its multiplicity and flexibility" when they were threatened at gun points to either convert or die or flee.)
ranna, United States of America
31 Mar 2008, 09:54
Yes we do have tolerance but we have been subject to ridicule by these insensitive people who would not tolerate something like this for their own gods.
Chirag Vasa, United States of America
13 Apr 2008, 06:32
Shocked by this. Shocked that this happened in INDIA. Should not tolerate this kind of picture.
Gurudutt Kamath, India (Bharat)
16 May 2008, 15:18
Times of India which was established in the year 1838 during the British Rule what more can one expect from it?
Falgun, United States of America
21 May 2008, 21:44
Times of India needs to attend school again, showing such picture is not only violation of hinduism but discrase to all indians through out the world. India times needs a make a public apology for this discussing act that they have performed. They need to pay attention to what they are depicting in their papers and if it is apporiate.
tarun mukherjee, India (Bharat)
12 Jul 2008, 08:36
hindu goddes picture u can play. you can not play other religion.we all hindu should come under one umbrella boycot your dali.
Will any cartoonist of any news paper has daring to portrait God of any other religion in such a way. I am requesting to withdrawn immediately as it is hurting Hindu sentiments.
Learn to respect dharma. then only dharma will protect you.
I feel that all hindus should ask an apology letter in the news paper in the inida and all aorund the world from editor.
vaani, United States of America
14 Oct 2008, 23:34
it's sad how my own people, Indians would insult a faith that is the composition of the universe. We are living in the age of kaliyuga. I'm truly sadden by this.
preeti jhangyina, South Africa
14 Oct 2008, 23:57
This is absolutely ridiculous, disgusting, stupid, and i agree that times of india owes us an apology! This is very disrepectful!! VERY!!
How these are allowed and published by TOI with out taking any concent from Hindus before publishing .....have to suspend/terminate the activities of such a news editions/providers
Ravi Chandra
an INDIAN
Seva das, Ukraine
10 Apr 2009, 02:04
I'am devotee of Krshna, and i like this joke =)
Unfortunally lots of people have never heard about shree Krshna, its their chance
Hare Krshna Hare Krshna
Krshna Krshna Hare Hare
Hare Rama Hare Rama
Rama Rama Hare Hare
charlie govinda, India (Bharat)
25 Apr 2009, 12:21
I am up against this ,but do we have unity and will to say Hinduism which is the great forefather of ism.
Pls send a book of Krishna published by Iskcon
Hare krishna hare krishna krishna krishna hare hare ;hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare
shazia bukari, United Kingdom
25 May 2009, 11:40
im not a hindu ..nor a christian...i am a muslim, but i am disgusted, lord krishna and Radha are two respected gods in hinduism, i find it sick that people are making stuff like this.
Tejesh, United States of America
10 Jun 2009, 15:16
This is just the beginning of a cultural war. Be a strong Hindu& live according to Hindu values.
Anonamous, United States of America
25 Jun 2009, 18:37
This is absolutly sick. What has our supposedly "great" and "tolerent" country come to? I am ashamed to be American.
- किया । सर सैम्युअल
Pandit Shivkumar sharma, India (Bharat)
07 Jul 2009, 10:29
I am one of Devotee of Krishna. My netive place is Mathura were Lord Krishna born. He killed Kans and give relief to devotees.
sanjay nema, India (Bharat)
14 Aug 2009, 07:49
janvaro ko bhi dev shakti ka ahsas hota hai per in nar pichason ko apni aulad aur apne janmdataon ke bare main nahi pata.aisi surat main inka vadh karna hi samaj ke liye hitker hoga.
Obama ko krishna bana kar dharmik bhawana ko thesh pahunchta hai yaha uchit nahin hai aap jo bhi hain bhagaban ap men bhi hain ya to sansar ke sabhi ko bhagawan bana deejiye obama ji ki ichchha hone par bhi yeha kam nahin karna chahiye thik hai im only hindi ur translet hindi
Madhu, India (Bharat)
24 Oct 2009, 07:03
times of india has lotsa idiot newsmen who do these nasty things.
nasty idiots are those who comment on only specific religion...they are feminine cowards because they dont do this about other religions..
Ravi Kumar, India (Bharat)
17 Nov 2009, 04:08
Bravo! thanx to this site by pblishing these things i realy loved this one and the next one and i will support you to continue this. Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaavo!
Anju, Panama
26 Nov 2009, 13:58
Times of India and the one who drew this shameful picture should apologize for this despicable view. Shame on all of those involved in something like this.
PRABIR ROY, India (Bharat)
17 Dec 2009, 11:41
This is an idiotic idea.A stupid person can
think about BHAGABAN SRI KRISHNA.
SO,
HARE KRISHNA, HARE KRISHNA,
KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE
HARE RAMA, HARE RAMA,
RAMA RAMA, HARE HARE.
this is so disrespectful it's disgusting and I think it's a part of the new world order of the illuminati, reptilians, government, the elite or whatever they're called trying to take over our minds and consciousness and control us like slaves....hare krsna hare krsna krsna krsna hare hare hare rama hare rama rama rama hare hare.....peace love happiness no fear.....
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