Row over Goddess in burqa. Here’s what Kolkata artist has to say

Sanatan Dinda’s painting captioned ‘Ma aschen’ (Mother is coming) went viral on social media, drawing ire.

A painting by Kolkata-based visual artist Sanatan Dinda is a recent example. "Maa Durga in hijab"By artist Sanatan Dinda. He knows he can get away with it because many intellectual Bengalis are going gaga over it.@Rajput_Ramesh @MODIfiedVikas kindly look into it. @HinduITCellFb link- https://t.co/kzPc7ATwKG pic.twitter.com/srSZ7y3Mfj Hyper-secular! Basically foretelling the possible future of the state of WB. FIR should be logged against Sanatan Dinda & Parizat Dinda You are a pathetic excuse of an artist @SanatanDinda .. Your intelligence level is of a used sanitary napkin Power of Hindu Unity !! Finally the artist took down the demeaning picture of Maa Durga. Also wrote an apology. @Rajput_Ramesh @MODIfiedVikas @HinduITCell https://t.co/ZG1kVNIWbL pic.twitter.com/DoqiRwKlP7

Dinda’s painting captioned ‘Ma aschen’ (Mother is coming) went viral on social media, drawing ire. The painting showed a woman with a third eye, head and face covered in a veil, smudged lipstick peeking from inside the veil.