Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister Dzhaparova apologizes for Goddess Kali tweet

KYIV: Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova on Tuesday expressed “regret” after an image of a female above blast smoke was tweeted by the country’s defence ministry triggering outrage with social media users pointing out the resemblance of the image to the depiction of Goddess Kali.

The country’s deputy foreign minister Emine Dzhaparova said that Ukraine “regrets” the defence ministry’s depiction of goddess Kali in a “distorted manner” and that the European country “respects unique Indian culture and highly appreciates support from India”. She added the depiction had been removed.

“We regret @DefenceU depicting #Hindu goddess #Kali in distorted manner. #Ukraine &its people respect unique #Indian culture&highly appreciate support.The depiction has already been removed,” Dzhaparova tweeted.

On April 30, Ukraine’s Defence Ministry tweeted with the caption “Work of art,” and shared a picture of a blast with an improvised picture by Ukrainian artist Maksym Palenko. In the picture, the artist depicted the blast in a unique yet offensive blend of famous American actress Marilyn Monroe in her ‘flying skirt’ pose with the face and detailing resembling Hindu Goddess ‘Maa Kali’. (ANI)

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