Priyanka Gandhi's son Raihan alleges Bikaner House pulled down his protest pics ahead of exhibition
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Visual artist Raihan Rajiv Vadra, son of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and nephew of Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday alleged that the management of Bikaner House in New Delhi asked him to remove several artworks depicting student-led protests in the capital.
Adding to this, Artist and Photographer Raihan Vadra, son of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, with one of his photographs at Bikaner House. (PTI) In a social media post, Vadra shared he was asked to take down most of the artworks ahead of his solo exhibition, No Idea Is Final. He shared the management had as per reports objected to the content of the photographs.
Meanwhile, “Apparently the content is ‘objectionable’,” Vadra wrote, referring to the images documenting youth protests in Delhi.
Notably, View this post on Instagram A post shared by Raihan (@raihanrvadra)
As per the latest buzz, He further alleged that the management directed him to remove two photographs featuring the Indian national flag, or the Tiranga. However, the artist shared he had refused to comply with the instruction.
In further updates, “I have refused. I will not take down a picture of the Indian flag,” he shared in his post.
On top of that, Despite the dispute, Vadra shared the exhibition would proceed, albeit with only part of the collection on display for the time being. He also indicated that he would look for another venue to exhibit the photographs that had allegedly been removed.
“The show will go on in part for now, but I will find another venue and display the entire collection of protest photos,” he wrote.
Source: Hindustan Times