Australian Cricketer Symonds depicted as Lord Hanuman!

The Courier-Mail, an Australian newspaper published a picture of Australian Cricketer Andrew Symonds with his face superimposed on Lord Hanuman’s body on Monday, 7 January 2008. “Symonds is just Divine; That’s no Monkey” ran the caption on the photograph in the Courier Mail.

This picture has deeply hurt the religious sentiments of billions of Hindus. Do you think we should accept this insult of our beloved deities and keep mum OR we should protest?

» Link of insulting image from Courier-Mail website

Image has been removed from this link of Courier Mail website after e-Letter protest of devotees; but Courier Mail did not show the courange to publically accept it’s mistake.

HJS thanks all protestors for their prompt and enthusiastic support. Also we offer gratitude to Lord for this success.

Protests Count: 24303

 

HJS has lodged a police complaint at Pantnagar police station, Ghatkopar, Mumbai against Courier Mail on 12th January 2008

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PRESS NOTE

Andrew Symonds portrayed as Lord Hanuman

HJS submits more than 8,000 protest letters to the Australian Embassy

Mumbai – The Australian daily ‘Courier Mail’ has portrayed cricketer Andrew Symonds as Lord Hanuman, thereby denigrating the beloved deity of crores of Hindus. This denigrating picture available on the website edition of Daily ‘Courier Mail’ is titled as ‘Symonds is just divine; That’s no monkey’. The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has launched an on-line protest campaign on its site www.hindujagruti.org against the said daily with regard to this denigration. In response to this campaign, more than 8,000 people have registered their protest by sending protest mails to the concerned daily in a span of just 1.5 hours.

HJS’ well-known website has made an application and an e-protest letter for the convenience of those who want to participate in this protest campaign. As soon as the protestor feeds in his name and email address, an e-protest letter is delivered to the Editor of the ‘Courier Mail’ and the Australian and Indian embassies through the HJS’ website. In this regard, the HJS has demanded that the said daily immediately withdraw the denigrating picture from its website and other periodicals and tender an unconditional public apology to the Hindu community. The HJS has appealed to all Hindus to register their protest in this regard and fulfill their duty to Hindu Dharma.

Thanks,
Spokesperson
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti
[email protected]

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