Lord Ganesh depicted as Hitler, Laden and Bush

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Mumbai based evening newspaper ‘Mid-Day’ (Editor: Khalid A-H Ansari) has shown Lord Ganesh as Adolf Hitler, Terrorist Osama Bin Laden and US President George W. Bush in their edition of 29th August 06. Shivsena has protested this cruel mockery. Many Shivsainiks marched on office of Mid-Day and questioned newspaper management. ‘Mid-Day’ has apologized for this caricature.

But on very next page, ‘Mid-Day’ has again drawn one more caricature of Lord Ganesh. It shows Lord Ganesh driving a car and the mouse is relaxing on the back seat.

The story says, "The mouse may be Lord Ganesha’s vehicle, but Dilip Mukkavar, a believer in changing times, is making sure that the tusked God has something better to travel on. The Naigaon resident had visited Lalbagcha Raja last year and prayed for a baby boy. Mukkavar had promised to gift Ganpati Rs 2.6 lakh A/C Maruti 800 if his wish came true."

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Mid-Day Contact: (We thank Shri. Ajeya Mehta for providing these details and thus contributing. – Editor)

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