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BJP workers repaint Academy of Fine Arts ticket counter in Kolkata

Workers from the Bharatiya Janata Party repainted the ticket counter at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata on Wednesday. This action follows a series of repainting incidents at the heritage site over the past few weeks, which have involved multiple colour changes. The Academy of Fine Arts has served as a cultural landmark in the city for decades.

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Entrance of Academy of Fine Arts Kolkata
File photo: Sumita Roy Dutta / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Happened

Bharatiya Janata Party workers repainted the ticket counter at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata on Wednesday. This event marks the latest in a series of repainting incidents at the heritage site, which has seen its ticket counter change colours multiple times over the past few weeks. The location is a prominent cultural landmark situated on Cathedral Road.

The repeated repainting of the premises has been described as a conflict over colours, with different shades interpreted as symbols of political Hindutva and resistance to its influence in West Bengal. While the site has historically served as a space for artists and theatre enthusiasts, it has recently become a focal point for political tension. BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya stated that the party does not support the politics of colour and indicated that action would be taken against those responsible.

Key Facts

  1. The Academy of Fine Arts is located on Cathedral Road in Kolkata.
  2. The ticket counter at the academy has been repainted three times in recent weeks.
  3. BJP workers repainted the ticket counter saffron on Wednesday.
  4. Samik Bhattacharya stated that the politics of colour is not part of the BJP agenda.

The Timeline3

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  1. 12 Aug

    1. HTHindustan Times
      BJP workers repaint Kolkata’s Academy of Fine Arts ticket counter saffron

  2. 13 Aug

    1. DHDeccan Herald
      Saffron, white, saffron again: The colour war at Kolkata's 90-year-old Academy of Fine Arts
    2. HiThe Hindu
      Saffron to white to saffron again: No end to controversy over painting of Kolkata’s Academy of Fine Arts

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