Indian-origin groups organised a protest against CJI Gavai for his remarks on Bhagwan Vishnu on November 8. CJI Gavai had chastised a petitioner in September, admonishing him for filing a petition seeking the restoration of the 7-feet idol at the Javari Temple in Madhya Pradesh. The CJI had told him to ‘pray to Lord Vishnu’ instead.
There was huge outrage in India against the flippant remark. Hindus were angry and asserted that the CJI could have simply refused to entertain the petition and end the matter. There was no need to insult the Hindu God. They also claimed that the Indian Judiciary never makes such remarks against Jesus or Allah.
Now, Indian-origin groups have registered their opposition to the remarks. They put up banners at the Times Square in New York City and also filled up billboards against CJI Gavai. They demanded that the CJI issue an apology over the incident.
At New York’s Times Square, Indian-origin groups staged a protest against Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai over his “pray to Lord Vishnu” remark. The protesters demanded a public apology, accusing the judges of “mocking Hindu beliefs".#cjibrgavai #supremecourtofindia pic.twitter.com/OOzDmWPQZ4
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Their banner said, “Supreme Court of India must stop blatant discrimination against Hindus. Paving the way for Hindu Genocide.” Furthermore, it described the CJI as a “anti-Hindu bigot”. The protesters also wanted CJI Gavai to “apologise to Bhagwan Vishnu and resign”.
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The protesters targeted Justice Surya Kant too. One of their posters featured a caricature of the Supreme Court Justice. The caricature of the Justice Kant says, “Didn’t you know Secularism is ‘abusing Hindus ‘ but honouring Muslim sentiments?”
There were caricatures on former CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice Oka and Justice UU Lalit as well. The protesters criticised Justice Chandrachud for the judgment on the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala. The verdict was never truly enforced due to strong opposition by devotees.
A caricature criticised Justice Oka for allegedly releasing a hardcore Islamist.
Similarly, Justice UU Lalit was criticised for commuting the death sentence of an “Islamist Pedophile”.
The group says on their website, “The Times Square billboard advertisements and rally banners are deliberately outrageous in tone. The intent is to show that if you insult the faith of over a billion Hindus, you should be prepared to be exposed and criticized in equal measure. The provocative messaging reflects the community’s boiling frustration with judicial bigotry against Hinduism.”
