'It Is Below His Dignity', Javed Akhtar Criticises Choice Of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's Statue At India Gate

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the hologram statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate, Javed Akhtar has criticised the choice of the statue. While he says the idea is good, the choice of the statue is "is below his dignity".?

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Taking to Twitter, the lyricist and screenwriter wrote on Twitter, "The idea of Neta ji statue is fine but the choice of the statue is not right. All day the the traffic will be moving around it and the Statue will be standing in the pose of a salute. It is below his dignity It should be either sitting or raising his fist as if raising a slogan."

Soon after Javed Akhtar made wrote his opinion on the microblogging website, people reacted. Here's what they wrote:?

As Prime Minister PM Narendra Modi announced that a statue will be installed on Netaji's 125th birth anniversary, he said that attempts have been made to erase the contribution of several freedom fighters who have made sacrifices.

"But today, decades after independence, the country is correcting those mistakes. This is a historic day, a historic programme, at a historic location… The statue is a fitting tribute to his indelible contribution to our nation," he said.

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