KOLKATA: Organisers at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata had to change the look of a 'Mahishasura' idol with a wig and a moustache, which bore an uncanny resemblance to Mahatma Gandhi and stoked a controversy.
The police had to step in at the Durga Puja mandap organised by the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha in south Kolkata’s Ruby Park on Sunday evening after several complaints.
Police said multiple complaints against the Puja organisers across Bengal for disrespecting Mahatma Gandhi, which the idol resembled, have prompted them to register an FIR at the Kasba police station.
