Gujarat Sahitya Academy chief slams poem on bodies floating in Ganga; says ‘literary Naxals’ want to spread anarchy
The Hindu
While several writers have extended their support to Parul Khakhar and criticised Vishnu Pandya for his stand, the chief of the Academy remained firm on his views.
Gujarat Sahitya Academy chairman Vishnu Pandya has criticised a poem by Gujarati poetess Parul Khakhar on bodies floating in the Ganga river that criticised the Centre’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that the work is being misused by “liberals, communists and literary Naxals” to spread “anarchy” in the country. While several writers have extended their support to Ms. Khakhar and criticised Mr. Pandya for his stand, the chief of the Academy, a State government-controlled body, remained firm on his views, saying the poem targets Prime Minister Narendra Modi and “defames” Indian people, democracy and society. Ms. Khakhar’s poem “Shab-Vahini Ganga” (corpse-carrying Ganga) criticises the Centre over its handling of the pandemic by making a reference about the bodies of COVID-19 victims floating in the river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at the peak of the second wave.
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