from Daijiworld's special correspondent in Goa

Panaji, Jan  4: Hindu organizations have sought action against renowned painter M F Hussain terming him anti-Hindu, objecting to his paintings depicting Hindu deities in nude and compromising position.

"By selling and exhibiting blasphemous pictures of Hindu deities shown in the nude in various compromising positions, Hussain has hurt the Hindu sentiments,'' says Dr Nandini Samant, coordinator, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), who is also associated with Sanatan Saunstha.

She said that HJS demands that Hussain should be arrested and legal action should be taken against him for having hurt the religious sentiments of all the Hindus at large.

HJS's demand is a part of nationwide campaign initiated against the painter for his paintings, which according to Dr Samant, he started painting since 1974 and is still continuing.

Showing Hussain's book, aptly named 'Anti-Hindu' written by Prafull Goradia and K R Panda, which has information regarding Hussain which contains blasphemous pictures of Hindu deities, Dr Samant said that these paintings denegrates Hindu deities.

As a part of international campaign, Germany-based Law and Justice Foundation is thinking in terms of filing suit against Hussain. This, according to Dr Samant, will be another suit as four petititions filed by private parties in Delhi high court were rejected as there was no government approval for the prosecution.

The Hindu organizations have also filed police complaints against Hussain. "As many as 106 complaints are filed in Maharashtra and Goa and 21 in Karnataka,'' informed Dr Samant.

Dr Samant said that these paintings are published on the web on a website artswithoutborders.com. ``Publishing of these paintings should be banned immediately as it is a crime,'' she said.

The Hindu organizations have also sought withdrawal of Padma Shri title from Hussain, who has hurt sentiments of 80 per cent of India's population.