Outrage after Kamala Harris’ niece tweets image depicting her aunt as Goddess Durga
Hindu teams within the US have sought an apology from the niece of Senator Kamala Harris for tweeting an “offensive” picture, which depicted the Democratic vice presidential nominee as goddess Durga.
The outrage has compelled Kamala Harris’ niece Meena Harris to delete the tweet.
In the now deleted tweet, Meena Harris had stated, “I am actually speechless, other than to say that the first day of Navaratri was LIT.”
In the picture, Kamala Harris, who can be the Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate within the US election, was depicted as Goddess Durga and she or he was seen killing US President Donald Trump, who was depicted as buffalo demon ‘Mahishasura’.
In the image, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was depicted as a lion, the ‘vahana’ (automobile) of the goddess.
“Your tweeting a caricature of the feminine divine, Maa Durga, with faces superimposed, deeply aggrieved many Hindus globally,” tweeted Suhag A Shukla of Hindu American Foundation.
HAF, which represents the Hindu American neighborhood, additionally issued a suggestion for business use of photographs regarding Hindu Gods and Goddesses.
Rishi Bhutada of the Hindu American Political Action Committee stated the “offensive” image was not created by Meena Harris herself. Bhutada added that the controverisal picture had been circulating on WhatsApp earlier than Meena tweeted it. According to Bhutada, Biden marketing campaign confirmed to him that the picture was not created by it.
Ajay Shah, convener of American Hindus Against Defamation, stated in a press release the picture has offended the Hindu neighborhood.
“If you think you are going to win Hindu votes by mocking us, think again. This image is highly offensive and insulting to Hindus. Our Divinities are NOT cultural curios for you to mock and trivialise. And you delete without an apology?” famous creator Shefali Vaidya stated in a tweet.
It is to be famous that each Kamala and Biden had greeted Hindu-American neighborhood on Navratri few days in the past and wished for victory of fine over evil as soon as once more.
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