Johannesburg: A cartoon of Lord Ganesha depicting the tussle between the BCCI and the Cricket South Africa has outraged the Hindu community in South Africa which termed it as a denigration of their faith.
The cartoon by internationally-renowned political cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro depicts Ganesha as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) with Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Haroon Lorgat lying on an altar at his feet about to be sacrificed by his bosses.
The cartoon in the Sunday Times also shows Ganesha holding a cricket bat in one hand and wads of money in the other. CSA depends largely on Indian tours to boost its coffers, hence the depiction of sacrifice for money in the cartoon.
Representative Hindu organisations in South Africa have unanimously described the cartoon as a denigration of their faith. CSA agreed last week to remove Lorgat from any dealings with the BCCI during the tour.
Courtesy: Deccan Chronicle
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