In case you didn’t know, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is an accomplished artist. She regularly exhibits her work and, not too long ago, one of her paintings sold for an impressive Rs 1.8 crore.
Deciding to put her art to good use, she recently designed a majestic sculpture for the FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2017.
The grand sculpture has been set up in front of main entrance of Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
#FIFAU17WCMamata Banerjee designed and conceptualised the sculpture at Salt Lake Stadium, see picshttps://t.co/V3dFzjhWOq pic.twitter.com/9QWoh2pdCh
— Express Sports (@IExpressSports) October 5, 2017
Have a better look
Designed by Mamata Banerjee. No seriously pic.twitter.com/nZRtQ41pFu
— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) October 6, 2017
Confused? So is Twitter which had a field day trying to decipher the hidden meaning behind the rather interesting installation. However, we maintain that art is subjective and any work is bound to have conflicting reactions.
Reactions on social media, however, were mainly from those who who did not seem impressed.
Mamata Banerjee’s FIFA U-17 World Cup sculpture will surely take the grand prize for the world’s ugliest art. It’s tasteless and an eyesore
— Shil (@SimplyShil) October 6, 2017
Worst statue I had ever seen.. wtf..😁😁😊
— Lmao Gandhi (@AnupamUncl) October 6, 2017
Portrait of illegal BD migrant
-Has legs-> Keeps walking towards Indian border-Has stomach-> Needs food-No face-> Needs Identity (Aadhar)— Shaitaan Khopdi™🇮🇳 (@shaitaankhopdi) October 6, 2017
SURE………….! pic.twitter.com/EgKL7WfjPi
— PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) October 6, 2017
Ewwww that’s hideous…looks like copied from a low grade Hollywood horror flick
— Woman in Black (@mitraphoenix) October 6, 2017
It’s designed by Mamata…no wonder nobody complained, its as worse as her paintings
— Arjun Sethi (@Roguelost) October 6, 2017
Great sculpture designed by Mamata Banerjee. Don’t try to find the upper portion of the figure, try to figure out the art. pic.twitter.com/vRn8EXJZiO
— AlteЯ Ǝgo ツ (@A_SantoBangali) October 6, 2017
This is a subtle message, she likes pot-bellied men 😂
— Prashant (@SrPrashant) October 6, 2017
Dil ball ball ho gaya!
— Snigdha Kashyap (@snigdhakashyap) October 6, 2017
Some took it a bit too far bringing taking a dig at the CM’s political ideologies
Sports is not allowed in Islam, unless you call Taharrush a sport. Is that why Mamta’s design doesn’t have a head?
— Vj_Sparrow (@vj_sparrow) October 6, 2017
Upar ki body hindu ki thi kya?
— Maithun (@Being_Humor) October 6, 2017
She wants a muslim face,with beard,skull cap, to avoid criticism… better is body with no face…
— Archana Trivedi (@archanatriv) October 6, 2017
Is Mamata trying to send a chopping off message ñ scare among opponents. Paranoid state of Mamata.This must b pulled down 4 sports sake.
— DotDashCartoonsTalk (@pillairr) October 6, 2017
But well, to each her own, right?
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