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Picture of actor as Gandhi in government
office kicks up row
Thursday, October 07, 2010 12:08:40 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad:
A picture of film actor Dilip Prabhavalkar as Mahatma Gandhi at a
local government office in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh has
kicked up a row with the opposition seeking an apology for the
alleged insult to father of the nation.
A huge picture showing "Mahatma Gandhi" behind a spinning wheel
has been put up in the hall of the Warangal Zilla Parishad. The
blunder was pointed out during a meeting on Wednesday by Nagarlu
Venkateshwaru, floor leader of the opposition Telangana Rashtra
Samiti (TRS).
The TRS leader said the man in the picture was not Mahatma Gandhi
but Dilip Prabhavalkar, who played the father of nation in the
Hindi blockbuster "Lage Raho Munnabhai". The Marathi actor also
acted in "Shankardada Zindabad", a Telugu remake of "Lage Raho
Munnabhai".
"This is an insult to father of the nation. Action should be taken
against those responsible for this," demanded the TRS leader.
Interestingly, the huge image is flanked by the pictures of Chief
Minister K. Rosaiah and Zilla Parishad chairperson Lakawath
Dhanawanti.
Dhanawanti, however, insisted that it was Mahatma Gandhi and the
picture looks different as it was framed after zooming the image.
Her clarification failed to satisfy the opposition, which sought
action for the faux pas.
The meeting proved stormy for another reason too.
The chairperson, from the Congress, questioned District Collector
N. Sridhar for issuing her a notice on an anonymous complaint
against her. She claimed that the corruption charges levelled
against her were baseless.
The opposition members demanded action against her. The collector
also defended his action in sending a notice saying he has done so
following directions from state Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan.
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