Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday voiced support for her son, Raihan R Vadra, after he alleged that authorities had asked him to remove certain photographs related to the Delhi protests , including an image of the national flag, from his exhibition scheduled to open on Thursday at the Bikaner House in the capital.
“Five hours ago, the management of Bikaner House compelled me to remove most of the artworks from my exhibition, ‘No Idea Is Final,’ which is scheduled to open this evening at 7 pm. Her message comes after Raihan’s allegation that the exhibition management had sought the removal of specific photographs. The images in question depicted protests carried out by young people in Delhi. Evidently, the management found the content of these images ‘objectionable. They also instructed me to remove two images featuring the Tricolour,” the statement read. “I have refused to do so; I will not remove the image of the Indian flag.
Raihan said he had declined to remove the photograph featuring the Indian national flag, adding that the exhibition would continue with a limited selection of works for now. He said he would seek an alternative venue to showcase the complete collection of photographs documenting the protests. For now, the exhibition will proceed in a limited capacity, but I will look for an alternative venue where I can display the entire collection of photographs related to the protests,” he said in the post.
