Anupam Kher reacts to National Emblem controversy: ‘The lion will bite also, if needed…’
Veteran actor Anupam Kher spoke to the debate around the National Emblem’s placement atop the new Parliament building. “If the lion has teeth, it will, of course, reveal them,” he tweeted in Hindi. After all, this is the Indian independence movement’s lion. The lion will bite if necessary. Additionally, he uploaded a video taken at Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya.
The lion capital on the Ashoka Column at Sarnath inspired the insignia atop the Parliament building, which sparked a fierce debate as various opposition leaders and residents pointed out that the new logo displayed the lions’ fangs. Additionally, it was claimed that the new lions are far more ferocious than the old ones.
The emblem’s creators, artists Sunil Deore and Romiel Moses, stated that there had been no alteration to the original concept. According to Sunil Deore, the proportions and apparent variation in the lions’ expressions are caused by the angle of the view. From below, the Sarnath “Lion Capital” will appear to be identical to the Parliament insignia, he claimed.
“If an exact replica of the original were to be mounted on the new building, it would hardly be visible beyond the perimeter rail,” Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri wrote on Twitter. The “experts” should be aware that the new emblem is 33 metres above ground while the original at Sarnath is at ground level.
Vivek Agnihotri, the director of The Kashmir Files, had tweeted in favour of the new insignia before Anupam Kher. He’d written, “The new #NationalEmblem at the #CentralVista has proved one thing that #UrbanNaxals can be fooled just by changing the angle. Specially the LOW angle.” He added, “#UrbanNaxals want a silent lion without teeth. So that they can use it as a pet.”
The Kashmir Files, one of the biggest hits of the post-pandemic era with over Rs 250 crore in revenue, was produced by Anupam Kher and Vivek Agnihotri. The flight of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley in the 1990s was the main subject of the movie.
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