'Gods Are Getting Mocked', Allu Arjun's Pushpa-Inspired Lord Ganesha Idols Tagged 'Anti-Hindu'
Pushpa Raj inspired Lord Ganesha idols on Ganesh Chaturthi make fans angry. Tagging them as "anti-Hindu", people say Gods are being mocked.
"Pushpa, Pushpa Raj... Pushpa naam sunkar flower samjhi kya?"
The frenzy around Allu Arjun's Pushpa: The Rise is so much that when the actor made a grand entry at the India Day Parade in New York, he addressed the people and said, "Ye Bharat ka tiranga hai, kabhi jhukega nahi". Not just that, he also met with New York Mayor Eric Adams and made him do the character's iconic signature step.
Pushpa Raj-inspired Lord Ganesha idols tagged Anti-Hindu
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Now, as Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations have kicked in, the frenzy around Allu Arjun's Pushpa has been taken to another level. Ganesha Idols inspired by the famous movie characters are apparently selling in the market. In the photos of the round, the Lord Ganesha idols can be seen wearing white Kurta-Pajama, similar to the one that Allu Arjun wore in the film.
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The photo of the statue doing the rounds also shows it performing Pushpa's iconic hand gesture.
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A Ganesh Idol inspired from a movie character who was a smuggler & a goon!
¡ª Yug (@SRKian_yug) August 31, 2022
Isn't this Anti-Hindu now?
Why is there no outrage against South industry??
Where's the Boycott gang??@SanjeevSanskrit kyaa be takle, muh mei dahi jam gayi hai kyaa ab?? pic.twitter.com/a5FYyFXVAg
Seeing the photos doing the rounds, fans have expressed their disappointment. Some of them have even called it Anti-Hindu. Here's what people are saying.
Using our Gods as smuggler pushpa :( South wood is destroying the society ? pic.twitter.com/7dBsY4njT4
¡ª Hud Hud Dabangg (@HudHuddDabangg) August 30, 2022
"A Ganesh Idol inspired from a movie character who was a smuggler & a goon! Isn't this Anti-Hindu now? Why is there no outrage against South industry?? Where's the Boycott gang??", a fan wrote.
"Hindus are mocking their own Gods," said another one.
"Now we know y Hinduism is taken lightly", said another one.
A Ganesh Idol inspired from a movie character who was a smuggler & a goon!
¡ª Yug (@SRKian_yug) August 31, 2022
Isn't this Anti-Hindu now?
Why is there no outrage against South industry??
Where's the Boycott gang??@SanjeevSanskrit kyaa be takle, muh mei dahi jam gayi hai kyaa ab?? pic.twitter.com/a5FYyFXVAg
Now we know y Hinduism is taken lightly
¡ª ?? ?? ??? (@qwertykkl1) August 31, 2022
What is this nonsense? This is so very insensitive & insulting for hindus. This @alluarjun 's signature style dialogue was followed by Saala (a common abusive word in hindi) . I think @alluarjun should request his fans to not do something like this for attention.
¡ª J Sharma (@JSharma1187) August 30, 2022
Shame! God's face cannot be similar of a smuggler character... this should be stopped...
¡ª Palash G (@CaptainIndia201) August 30, 2022
As if #Pushpa was a good man.
¡ª GARIMA (@gsgarima36) August 31, 2022
A saint, someone who never committed any crime. Stop glorifying criminals. He was a smuggler. Violent. Never ever compare Ganesh ji with him.
This should be taken down.
Pushpa was a sandal smuggler,making Shri Ganesha as Pushpa, is insult of Shri Ganesha...hindu org should take action against them. @GemsOfBollywood
¡ª Rishi (@RishiSinha_) August 31, 2022
This is a great insult towards our God.
¡ª TheKindMonster (@UnusualSolution) August 30, 2022
Lol.. creativity is fine but this just too much! People do just anything to attract crowd this days in pandal. https://t.co/HOxwZ8684W
¡ª Truebae ak ? (@MissPanda241) August 31, 2022
This must be stopped where Hindus gods are getting mocked in the name of creativity. Even I do not support big hoarding and giving ad's in paper of God's, we all know how much they get disrespected after that festival is gone. @VHPDigital @RSSorg #temples https://t.co/efo8jeYAzJ
¡ª Er. Siddharth Jain ?? (@SpeaksSidJ) August 31, 2022
Ok I was wrong wishing Ganesha Chaturthi wishes... That's not how you celebrate. https://t.co/7aMcUqVFWh
¡ª SriVaishnava Alucard (????????????????) (@BMidou124) August 31, 2022
Meanwhile, after basking in the success of Pusha: The Rise, Allu Arjun will soon begin shooting for the sequel of the movie. Pushpa 2 will also star Rashmika Mandanna and Fahadh Faasil in the lead roles.
Talking about his role, Fahadh Faasil said, "My character was about to appear in the second part of the film. But then one morning the director of the film sukumar sir called me and said 'I want to give a teaser. I had to do one scene initially which later turned into two and a half scenes. He also said that he has never done such a character before, it was a strange character."
Pushpa 2 has gone on floors in Hyderabad. A pooja ceremony was held for the same. Allu Arjun who is in the US will soon join the cast and the crew. The film will hit the screens in December 2023.
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