Written by: Express News Service
2 min readAhmedabadAug 17, 2013 05:42 AM IST
First published on: Aug 17, 2013 at 05:42 AM IST
A group of 20 persons vandalised an art exhibition at Amdavad ni Gufa in Ahmedabad on Friday afternoon. The group tore down more than two dozen paintings belonging to celebrated artists hailing from both India and Pakistan.
It is being alleged that a group of “right wing” activists was behind the act. However,no organisation has so far claimed responsibilities. The art gallery was designed by well-known painter M F Hussain and the city’s noted architect B V Doshi.
The exhibition was organised by Mumbai-based International Creative Art Centre (ICAC). Gallery in-charge Vipul Prajapati said,“About 15 to 20 men,shouting slogans of ‘Jai Shree Ram’,entered the gallery and started damaging the paintings. I have no idea who these people were,but they targeted the whole gallery,damaging paintings,glass panes,as well as furniture.”
The exhibition,inaugurated on Tuesday,was scheduled to conclude this weekend. While interacting with mediapersons,Ravindra Maradia,who is associated with ICAC,said the organisers recieved no warnings in this connection.
“I think that due to the recent incidents between India and Pakistan on the Line of Control,some people could have targeted the exhibition. The same exhibition was held in Mumbai a year ago,but there was no problem at all,” he added.
No police complaint was lodged till late in the evening,while Gujarat University Police Inspector V M Selar said that organizers have not asked for any sort of protection.
Deputy Commissioner of Police,Zone-1,Virendra Singh Yadav,however,said that police are looking into the incident.
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