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All his life he had given us clean laughter and a clear sense of democracy. That's Charlie Chaplin for you. But the Hindu culture mafia of Karnataka will not let his statue be erected in the state. Reason? He is a Christian! It is quite another matter that being a communist at heart, Chaplin practiced no religion and in any case, was born half Jewish. But Bharatiya Janata Party activists, led by one Suresh Batwadi shattered the dream of Kannada film director – Hemant Hegde – of erecting the 67-feet high statue at Byndoor.
Hegde had wanted to erect the biggest ever statue of the comedian, near the Someshwar temple in Udupi district, but had to change the venue after facing bitter opposition from the activists.
The statue, that would have cost about Rs 35 lakh, was needed for Hegde's Kannad film "Houseful". Initially, the director wanted to build the statue at a vantage point on a hilltop in Byndoor, but later he changed the location nearer to Someshwar beach, as the hilltop is restricted forest department land. “After getting permission from the district authorities and state information department on March 13, 2009, we started the foundation and welding works. Suddenly, around 20 activists led by Batwadi – claiming to be local Hindu activists – arrived and forcibly stopped the work. My plan was that after completing the shooting, I would gift the statue to the state tourist department,” says Hegde.
But Batwadi questioned the need for erecting the 'statue of a foreigner' near the Someshwar temple's entrance. “We do not want the statue just to get into the Limca Book of Records. We had not opposed this only because Chaplin was a Christian. Hegde used that as a gimmick for his film's publicity. But if he continues campaigning about us opposing 'a Christian statue', we won’t deny it,” says Batwadi.
Not only Hindu activists, even the Byndoor MLA, K Lakshminarayana, is opposed to the project, though not on religious grounds. He is against installing a human statue in a temple premise.
After being hounded out from Udupi district, Hegde has decided to change the location and has already applied for permission. "I hope to get permission from the state government to install the statue at either Gokarna Beach or Devbagh in the Karwar beach region," the director says. But chances of getting that crucial permission from the government departments seem bleak at this point in time.
Suprabha NK
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All his life he had given us clean laughter and a clear sense of democracy. That's Charlie Chaplin for you. But the Hindu culture mafia of Karnataka will not let his statue be erected in the state. Reason? He is a Christian! It is quite another matter that being a communist at heart, Chaplin practiced no religion and in any case, was born half Jewish. But Bharatiya Janata Party activists, led by one Suresh Batwadi shattered the dream of Kannada film director – Hemant Hegde – of erecting the 67-feet high statue at Byndoor.Hegde had wanted to erect the biggest ever statue of the comedian, near the Someshwar temple in Udupi district, but had to change the venue after facing bitter opposition from the activists.
The statue, that would have cost about Rs 35 lakh, was needed for Hegde's Kannad film "Houseful". Initially, the director wanted to build the statue at a vantage point on a hilltop in Byndoor, but later he changed the location nearer to Someshwar beach, as the hilltop is restricted forest department land. “After getting permission from the district authorities and state information department on March 13, 2009, we started the foundation and welding works. Suddenly, around 20 activists led by Batwadi – claiming to be local Hindu activists – arrived and forcibly stopped the work. My plan was that after completing the shooting, I would gift the statue to the state tourist department,” says Hegde.
But Batwadi questioned the need for erecting the 'statue of a foreigner' near the Someshwar temple's entrance. “We do not want the statue just to get into the Limca Book of Records. We had not opposed this only because Chaplin was a Christian. Hegde used that as a gimmick for his film's publicity. But if he continues campaigning about us opposing 'a Christian statue', we won’t deny it,” says Batwadi.
Not only Hindu activists, even the Byndoor MLA, K Lakshminarayana, is opposed to the project, though not on religious grounds. He is against installing a human statue in a temple premise.
After being hounded out from Udupi district, Hegde has decided to change the location and has already applied for permission. "I hope to get permission from the state government to install the statue at either Gokarna Beach or Devbagh in the Karwar beach region," the director says. But chances of getting that crucial permission from the government departments seem bleak at this point in time.
Suprabha NK
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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