I must say I am writing this message as soon as I saw the news article about a Hindu fanatic declaring an award on the head of celebrated painter MF Hussain. Although the sensibilities and sensitivities of people who deliberately or unknowingly 'desecrate' religious symbols or figures can be condemned by combating ideas with ideas, a Hindu 'Fatwa' crying for the head of the painter reeks of barbarism and should not be tolerated by any sane Hindu. I dont know how much Hinduism or India will be hurt by nude paintings of Bharatmata or any other god or goddess, but I am sure that it will not be the religion it is known and respected for if it is allowed to be hijacked by these fundamentalists.
