Amid Row Over Bengal Governor 'Unveiling' His Own Statue, A Clarification
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Issuing a clarification in a post on X, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said that the statue was a sculpture presented to him at an event.
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday responded to the row over reports claiming that he "unveiled" his statue in Kolkata. Issuing a clarification in a post on X, Mr Bose said that the statue was a sculpture presented to him at an event.
"In some media reports, it has come out that HG (Honourable Governor) has 'unveiled his own statue' at Raj Bhavan. The fact is as follows: Many artists submit their artistic creations to HG. Many painters made HG's portraits and presented to him. Similarly, a creative sculptor had created a sculpture of HG and presented to HG," the Kolkata Raj Bhavan said.
"This has been unfortunately been described as unveiling his own statue," the post added.