No love among Hindus
Mike Myers’ latest film, The Love Guru has outraged (via) some of the more sensitive sections of the Hindu community for “lampooning” the Indian based religion.
In a spirited opinion piece on popular Indian news website merinews.com, calls are being made for outraged Hindus to rise up in protest against the Canadian comedians creation.
‘With all the ridicule showered at our holy men and women in the film The Love Guru, we should not only brace ourselves against Hollywood comedian Mike Myers, but also assert our rights to not let aliens poke fun at us when we revere our revered ones!’
There is, of course, no such thing as a right not to be poked fun at. That hasn’t stopped Raja Zed, President of the Universal Society of Hinduism, and teacher at a U.S college from asking Paramount Pictures for a special preview screening that can be viewed by Hindu leaders.
Thursday 20 Mar 2008 | Paul | World
