
‘Unnecessary controversy’: ICHR says other posters celebrating 75th Independence Day will have Nehru’s image
India Today
After Opposition parties criticised the Indian Council of Historical Research for excluding Jawaharlal Nehru from a poster celebrating India’s 75th Independence Day, the ICHR said other posters would feature Nehru's image.
After Opposition parties criticised the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) for excluding Jawaharlal Nehru from a poster celebrating India’s 75th Independence Day, the ICHR has responded by calling the controversy “unnecessary”. According to the council, other posters which will be released in the next few days will feature images of Nehru. It is not merely petty but absolutely ahistorical to celebrate Azadi by omitting the pre-eminent voice of Indian freedom, Jawaharlal Nehru. One more occasion for ICHR to disgrace itself. This is becoming a habit! pic.twitter.com/wZzKCvYEcD "We are not trying to undermine anyone’s role in the movement," a top ICHR official said. The official added that the poster that triggered the controversy is only one of the many to be released as part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations.
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