⚡️OUTRAGE IN kerala OVER GURUVAYUR’S “GANDHI” STATUE THAT LOOKS NOTHING LIKE HIM
🧍♂️ “Who’s That Supposed To Be?” — The Unveiling That Stunned Kerala
It was supposed to be a proud civic moment — a tribute to the father of the Nation. Instead, it turned into a public relations disaster that has the entire state of kerala talking. At the unveiling ceremony in Guruvayur’s Bio Park, as Municipal Chairman M. Krishnadas and IAS officer Divya S. Iyer pulled the curtain off the statue, a stunned crowd reportedly went silent before whispers began to ripple through the audience:
“Is this… Gandhiji?”
Even die-hard party loyalists were caught blinking in disbelief. The bronze figure, reportedly representing Mahatma Gandhi, bore a passing resemblance to… well, just about anyone else.
🪞 “Abstract or Absurd?” — Sculptor Defends the Indefensible
The sculptor behind the now-infamous statue isn’t apologizing.
“I infused Gandhian ideas into the design,” he declared, defending the work as “an abstract interpretation” of Gandhi’s ideals rather than his physical likeness.
Critics, however, weren’t convinced. One social media user quipped:
“Looks like gandhi with measles.”
Another wrote,
“100% literate kerala, 0% resemblance!”
As the memes poured in, the municipality’s response added fuel to the fire. They doubled down, calling it an artistic expression, insisting the statue wasn’t meant to be realistic — just “symbolic.”
🏛️ Politics Joins the Parade — Opposition Calls It an Insult
It didn’t take long for the political storm to erupt. Opposition parties slammed the LDF-led municipality, calling the statue a “disgraceful insult” to the Mahatma.
KSU thrissur district President Gokul filed a defamation complaint with the District Collector, demanding that the municipality be held accountable for “mocking the father of the Nation.”
“They’ve turned gandhi into a caricature and called it art,” Gokul fumed. “If they wanted to promote creativity, they should’ve used Play-Doh, not taxpayers’ money.”
🕊️ Municipality’s Damage Control: “We’ll Fix gandhi Later”
Facing nationwide mockery, Municipal Chairman Krishnadas attempted some damage control. He said the statue would be “completed soon” to reflect Gandhi’s features — essentially admitting that even the artist’s “abstract” explanation couldn’t hold up under scrutiny.
“It’s just an abstract form for now,” he clarified, “but we’ll refine it.”
The statement only added to the ridicule, with one local daily joking,
“So gandhi is still under construction in Kerala.”
🔥 The Meme Revolution: From whatsapp to X, the Statue Becomes a Sensation
Within hours, photos of the statue went viral across social media platforms. Memes compared it to everything from a melted candle to a wax statue left out in the sun.
A viral X post read:
“Somewhere in heaven, gandhi just took off his glasses and said — ‘Main toh chashma pehenta hoon, par yeh toh andha nikal gaya!’”
What was meant to be a tribute has now become one of Kerala’s most talked-about cultural controversies in recent years.
🧠 When Reverence Meets Recklessness
The Guruvayur gandhi statue fiasco is more than just a case of artistic misjudgment — it’s a symptom of how bureaucratic apathy meets aesthetic confusion in modern India.
The line between abstract art and absolute absurdity has never been thinner. When you’re paying homage to a man who stood for truth, simplicity, and clarity, maybe start by making him recognizable.
💬 Final Thought:
Kerala’s Guruvayur just gave india a powerful reminder: You can’t sculpt greatness without understanding it.
And as the controversy burns on, one question lingers —
“If this is gandhi, who’s next? Nehru with dreadlocks?”
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