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Ukraine’s Def Min Insults Hindu Goddess Kaali, Deletes Tweet Without Apology

On 30 April 2023, the official twitter handle of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense posted a morphed image of the revered Hindu Goddess Kaali in an objectionable manner.

The ‘Defense of Ukraine’ handle posted an illustration of the Hindu deity, wherein Goddess Kali was shown having an ‘upskirt moment’ similar to Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe. ”Work of art,” it said in that tweet.

Social media users were aghast at the fact that the official handle of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry chose to mock Hindu religious beliefs. The artwork bore an uncanny resemblance to the Hindu deity in terms of the blue skin colour, wreath of skulls and the typical ‘tongue struck out’ pose.

However, minutes after posting the picture, the tweet received massive backlash, forcing the Ministry of Defence’s official Twitter account to delete the post. The derogatory post was then deleted but without apology.

It is worth noting that Ukraine has always pursued an anti-India foreign policy. It had voter for sanctions on India after the 1998 nuclear tests at Pokhran. It had called for United Nations intervention on Kashmir after India abrogated Article 370. It even supplies weapons to Pakistan.

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