In the ‘Bal-rang’ supplement of Loksatta, Sri Ganesh has been shown like a schoolboy wearing uniform as also in form of vegetables. Besides, an appeal has been made to children to draw Ganapati in various forms thus instigating even children to ridicule Sri Ganesh. When a few staunch Hindus contacted office of the ‘Dainik’, they were told to call in the afternoon and give in writing whatever their grievance was. The staff of the ‘Dainik’ was not ready to accept that they had done anything wrong Read more »
On the occasion of Ganesh festival, a competition of drawing Sri Ganesh’s pictures was organized for school children on behalf of ‘Dainik Samna’ and ‘Sundaram’ a company manufacturing notebooks. Pictures drawn by the winners were published in the supplement ‘Utsav’ of the Dainik Samana’s issue dated 3rd September, on page 8. It has been observed that out of the 10 pictures published in the paper, in 7 pictures, there was denigration of Lord Ganesh. Students studying in 3rd to 10th standards made the drawings. It has been mentioned that Shri. Dattatreya Raul, President of ‘Bruhan Mumbai Kaladhyapak Sangh’ and Shri. Arun Khadye, a commercial artist were the judges of the competition.
Staunch Hindus from Junnar have lodged a complaint in Pune district against Shri. Vishwas Deshmukh, the author of the book ?Ganapatichi Sangeet Pretyatra? for desecration of Sri Ganapati. Read more »
During the Ganesh festival, many companies manufacturing consumer products are publishing advertisements to attract buyers. The advertisements, however, make a mockery of Sri Ganesh. Every year such advertisements ridiculing Sri Ganesh are published and HJS in co-operation with Sanatan keeps on protesting but due to the attitude of indifference by Hindus, such mockery will go on. Hindus should follow up such matters and make the advertisers change advertisements, only then the situation will change. Read more »
The matter related to immersion of Lord Ganesh idols in the artificial ponds near Upavan lake in Thane and desecration of the idols while carrying out re-immersion was brought to light by the Hindu Jana-jagruti Samiti. In this context, the Area officer at Vartaknagar invited a delegation of HJS for discussions and rendered his apologies. He also assured the members of HJS that henceforth such mistake will not be committed. Read more »
Shri. Arun Dudhvadkar, a Shiv Sena leader had taken out a march to the office of Mid-Day and asked for explanation from the managing committee that runs the paper. Consequently,
on the following day, the said newspaper published its apology on the first page for desecrating Lord Ganesh. Read more »
A city court today directed Delhi police to investigate a complaint filed against noted painter M F Hussain for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by painting “obscene pictures of Hindu Gods and Goddesses”. Read more »
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