ABVP Protests Offensive Language Targeting Hindu Gods in Pune University Drama
Pune, 3rd January 2024: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) has raised objections against the portrayal of lord Shri Ram and Sita Mata as clowns in plays performed by the Lalit Kala Kendra department of Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) on Friday night. The student organization has criticized the play, asserting that it involved offensive language and insults directed towards lord Shri Ram.
#ABVP Protests Offensive Language Targeting Hindu Gods in #Pune University Drama pic.twitter.com/AwGOPBn0uS
— Punekar News (@punekarnews) February 2, 2024
According to ABVP Pune, the character of the deities was subjected to derogatory language. Outraged by the content, ABVP Pune Mahanagar activists intervened and halted the play, denouncing it as offensive.
सावित्रीबाई फुले पुणे विद्यापीठामधील ललित कला केंद्र या विभागाकडून सादर केलेल्या नाटकांमध्ये प्रभू श्रीराम व सीता माता यांची भूमिका विदूषक प्रमाणे दाखवण्यात आली. त्याच बरोबर प्रभू श्रीराम यांना राखी सावंत व देवी देवतांच्या पात्राच्या मुखातून शिव्या व आक्षेपार्ह भाषा वापरण्यात आली pic.twitter.com/gPxE7QdXN5
— ABVP Pune (@ABVPPune) February 2, 2024
The student organization has taken a firm stance, declaring that such depictions and language about Hindu gods and goddesses are unacceptable. ABVP Pune is demanding immediate action against those responsible for the play’s content, insisting that such offences should not go unpunished.
Savitribai Phule Pune University authorities have yet to respond to the ABVP’s demands for action.
