Staff Reporter :
Sculptor Mrinal Haque in a reaction to the removal of the controversial statue of
Lady Justice from the Supreme Court premises early Friday said he feels like he lost one of his sons.
Talking to the newsmen, the tearful Mrinal said he has been tasked with removing the statue.
He said he was under pressure, but did not name the people or authorities that had put pressure on him.
“Many have many kinds of power. I made it, now I have been forced to remove it,” he said.
“Please forgive me. My hands are tied. I’ve come to ensure that the work is not ruined,” said Mrinal.
He also said the Supreme Court authorities ordered him to take the statue away.
Visibly upset, the sculptor, asked for his reaction again by a reporter, threw back a question: “How would you feel if you lose a child?”
He said it was not a statue of a Greek goddess, but the figure of a Bengali woman wearing sari.
“Now maybe orders will be issued to remove the Aparajeyo Bangla, Raju Bhashkorjo and the horse carriage sculpture in front of Sheraton hotel,” he said.
Sculptor Mrinal Haque in a reaction to the removal of the controversial statue of
Lady Justice from the Supreme Court premises early Friday said he feels like he lost one of his sons.
Talking to the newsmen, the tearful Mrinal said he has been tasked with removing the statue.
He said he was under pressure, but did not name the people or authorities that had put pressure on him.
“Many have many kinds of power. I made it, now I have been forced to remove it,” he said.
“Please forgive me. My hands are tied. I’ve come to ensure that the work is not ruined,” said Mrinal.
He also said the Supreme Court authorities ordered him to take the statue away.
Visibly upset, the sculptor, asked for his reaction again by a reporter, threw back a question: “How would you feel if you lose a child?”
He said it was not a statue of a Greek goddess, but the figure of a Bengali woman wearing sari.
“Now maybe orders will be issued to remove the Aparajeyo Bangla, Raju Bhashkorjo and the horse carriage sculpture in front of Sheraton hotel,” he said.
