Coimbatore: A bit over a month later DMK came into power, the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has substituted that a picture of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar at a saffron robe with the other at a snowy robe.The saffron-robed Thiruvalluvar portrait, even at the library of their varsity, came under criticism following pictures surfaced social networking two weeks past.
TNAU stated it might have been suspended on the wall via an oversight.Saffron robe on Thiruvalluvar turned into a political problem in Tamil Nadu 2 decades back, encouraging criticism from pro-Tamil bands and DMK that stated Hindutva bands were attempting to distort the picture of this icon.Thiruvalluvar was constantly depicted in whitened from Tamil Nadu.
Back then, Thiruvalluvar picture on a college textbook was discovered in saffron robe.
BJP and Hindutva classes, nevertheless denied that there had been any concerted effort to saffronise Thiruvalluvar and there were pictures of the saint–poet from saffron in a number of the elderly paintings.Politicians out of dravidian outfits increased distrust and state agriculture ministry M R Panneerselvam tweeted the picture, requiring immediate elimination.
Panneerselvam also talked to college police and has been advised that the portrait has been set while the library has been renovated four decades ago.TNAU police reluctantly replaced it with the sole accepted by the state authorities.
“After the painting has been completed, it wasn’t saffron but of a darker colour.
Through time, the color faded and it seemed just like saffron,” explained a college representative.
“Immediately following the directions of the Union, we eliminated it,” he further added.
Portrait of saffron-robed Thiruvalluvar Substituted at agricultural College
