Political parties such as the Trinamool Congress and the BJP also slammed the alleged depiction of Gandhi as ‘Mahisasura’. The ruling Trinamool Congress state spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said if this was really done, it was nothing but sacrilege. Durga Puja Pandal of Hindu Mahasabha in Kolkata Shows Mahatma Gandhi Look-Alike As ‘Asura’ Being Killed by Goddess Durga; Removed After Complaint (See Pic).
After a police complaint was filed against the alleged representation of Gandhi as an ‘asura’, the organisers changed the appearance of the particular idol.
The organisers of the All India Hindu Mahasabha landed in trouble after a durga puja in Kolkata organised by them depicted Asura as Mahatma Gandhi. They alleged that the murti was removed after being pressurised by the MHA.
A Durga idol in Kolkata in which the 'Mahisasura' was replaced by a crudely-crafted Mahatma Gandhi-look alike created controversy on the birth anniversary of the father of the nation.