After receiving severe backlash for a Facebook post eulogising left-wing extremist writer Arundhati Roy, Amar Chitra Katha Studio was forced to clarify that it had no plans to create a book or collaborate in any way with Arundhati Roy.
Amar Chitra Katha (ACK), a revered comics publisher well-known for its religious and historical comics and graphic novels, published a Facebook post about the contentious ultra-left-wing propagandist Arundhati Roy on Thursday, April 27. The Amar Chitra Katha Studio wrote on Facebook about Roy’s life and work.
Amar Chitra Katha Studio’s Facebook post read, “Born in Shillong in 1961, Arundhati Roy is an architect, screenplay writer, and author. Her first novel, The God of Small Things, became a global phenomenon, winning the Booker Prize in 1997. Apart from her work in fiction, she has authored non-fictional books and essays, about various political and social causes. Her work in screenplay writing has also been appreciated, with her first screenplay winning the National Film Award.”
Also, they listed significant works by Arundhati Roy, including “The God of Small Things,” “The Algebra of Infinite Justice,” and “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness.”
It is important to note that Arundhati Roy is known for being a left-wing extremism and an Islamic terror apologist peddling anti-Hindu narratives. Her book, Walking with the Comrades, is an account of the face-off between Maoists and the Indian government. It deliberately supports the Maoists’ receiving weapons training.
In light of this, the Amar Chitra Katha Studio’s Facebook post received severe backlash for praising a left-wing extremist author and was widely shared on social media. As the Facebook post went viral, Amar Chitra Katha Studio was forced to issue a clarification on May 1st, in which it attempted to distance itself from the controversial writer Arundhati Roy.
The clarification read, “Over the last few months we have been showcasing famous artists, musicians, poets and writers (like Amrita Shergil, Anita Desai, Khushwant Singh, Satish Gujral etc.) from India in a series of social media posts. The post about writer Arundhati Roy was just one in this series about Indian writers.”
They went on to say, “We wish to clarify that we have never planned to create a book or collaborate with Arundhati Roy in any way, whatsoever. Furthermore, we do not endorse the political views of any of the people featured in our books, blogs or social media posts. Our mission has always been and will always be to provide Indian children with a route to their roots. We thank our readers for their support and urge them to check out our new titles at a bookstore or on the ACK Comics app.”
(With inputs from OpIndia)
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