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| Swimwear company in trouble over Hindu goddesses
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| INDIA
, 10-May-2011
2:57:24 AM |
| Australian swimsuit label Lisa Blue has run into legel trouble in India with one of its models wearing a bikni with a picture of a Hindu goddess on it. The Allahabad high court has taken suo motu cognisance of newspaper photographs and decided to take up the matter as a PIL.
A bench comprising Justices Devi Prasad Singh and S C Chaurasia directed that the matter be registered as a PIL of criminal nature and fixed the matter for May 10 after three advocates drew the court's attention to the photographs, saying they were intended to insult the religious sentiments of the Hindu community.
The swimsuit, from Byron Bay label Lisa Blue, shows Lakshmi - the goddess of wealth and beauty - on the front and back of the cutaway design. It was worn by a model during a fashion show at the Australian Fashion Week.
The swimwear label's creator, Lisa Burke issued an apology on issue an apology on Facebook and Twitter. "We apologise to the Hindu community and take this matter very seriously," posted Ms Burke on her Facebook page.
Shiv Sena demonstrators in Amritsar had burned the Australian flag and waved placards on Sunday in protest at a skimpy swimsuit print depicting the Hindu goddess Lakshmi, which was shown at Australian Fashion Week. BJP called for an apology from the Australian government according to London's Telegraph. The president of the Universal Society of Hinduism was quoted in the North India Times saying the religion's deities deserved respect.
Ms Burke has also issued a second apology stating "We would like to offer an apology to anyone we may have offended and advise that the image of Goddess Lakshmi will not appear on any piece of our swimwear for the new season, with a halt put on all production of the new range and pieces shown on the runway removed."
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