A video published online showed a woman in Bahrain smashing statues of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha. The 54-year-old woman has been charged with intentional damage and publically insulting a religious symbol on Sunday.

A video published online showed a woman in Bahrain smashing statues of Hindu deity Lord Ganesha. The 54-year-old woman has been charged with intentional damage and publically insulting a religious symbol on Sunday. According to the interior ministry, the police summoned the woman was summoned after the video on social media showed her "intentionally damaging a shop... and breaking religious idols" in the Juffair area in the capital Manama. The public prosecution issued a statement saying that the woman admitted to breaking the statues and was charged with multiple counts of criminal damage and of insulting a religious symbol. She will be tried in court, it added. The video, that made rounds on the social media, showed two women in a shop, standing near a display of the statues. One of them is seen grabbing statues and smashing them on the ground. "This is a Muslim country, correct?" one woman is heard saying to a man in the shop. "Let us see who will worship these statues. Call the cops," the other says. The video sparked condemnation from netizens. Khalid al-Khalifa, an advisor to the king of Bahrain and former foreign minister, said the woman's actions were unacceptable. "Breaking of religious symbols is not the nature of the people of Bahrain. It is a crime... of hatred and is rejected," he tweeted. "Here, all religions, sects and people coexist." Bahrain hosts hundreds of thousands of Indian workers live in the country. (Inputs from AFP)

Bahrain woman charged with 'intentionally' insulting Hindu religious symbol

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday there was nothing wrong in imports to spur growth but wondered why even Ganesha idols should be bought from China.

Importing raw materials that were not available in the country and needed for our industries was not wrong, she said addressing the BJP's Tamil Nadu unit workers via a virtual link.

"There is nothing wrong in imports that would spur production and create job opportunities and it can be done definitely," she said while speaking on the Centre's Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan initiative.

However, imports that could not bring benefits like employment opportunities and support growth would not help self-reliance and the Indian economy, she said.

Ganesha idols made of clay have been traditionally bought from the local potters during Ganesh Chaturthi festival every year, she said.

"But today, why even Ganesha idols are imported from China. Why such a situation can't we make a Ganesha idol from clay, is it the situation?" she asked.

She wondered if importing household products used every day like a soap-box, plastic items or incense sticks used for pooja purposes would support self-reliance especially when such products were made locally by Indian firms and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

Such a situation of importing things that are locally made and available should change and self-reliance is the basic idea behind the Aatmanirbhar Abhiyan, she said.

Self-reliance was practised in India for long, but it faded subsequently and now the Abhiyan initiative stood for local manufacturing, she said.

"Self-reliant India (Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan) does not mean that imports should not be done at all.

For industrial growth and creation of job opportunities here, you may please do whatever imports that are needed.

“In her speech in Tamil, she referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "Modi Ayya (sir)," and listed out the "achievements" of the government in the past one year after her party returned to power at the Centre.

She praised the valour of Havildar K Palani from Tamil Nadu who was among the 20 soldiers killed in a clash with Chinese troops at Ladakh on June 15.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday there was nothing wrong in imports to spur growth but wondered why even Ganesha idols should be bought from China.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday there was nothing wrong in imports to spur growth but wondered why even Ganesha idols should be bought from China. Importing raw materials that were not available in the country and needed for our industries was not wrong, she said addressing the BJP's Tamil Nadu unit workers via a virtual link. "There is nothing wrong in imports that would spur production and create job opportunities and it can be done definitely," she said while speaking on the Centre's Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan initiative. However, imports that could not bring benefits like employment opportunities and support growth would not help self-reliance and the Indian economy, she said. Ganesha idols made of clay have been traditionally bought from the local potters during Ganesh Chaturthi festival every year, she said. "But today, why even Ganesha idols are imported from China. Why such a situation can't we make a Ganesha idol from clay, is it the situation?" she asked. She wondered if importing household products used every day like a soap-box, plastic items or incense sticks used for pooja purposes would support self-reliance especially when such products were made locally by Indian firms and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Such a situation of importing things that are locally made and available should change and self-reliance is the basic idea behind the Aatmanirbhar Abhiyan, she said. Self-reliance was practised in India for long, but it faded subsequently and now the Abhiyan initiative stood for local manufacturing, she said. "Self-reliant India (Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan) does not mean that imports should not be done at all. For industrial growth and creation of job opportunities here, you may please do whatever imports that are needed. “In her speech in Tamil, she referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "Modi Ayya (sir)," and listed out the "achievements" of the government in the past one year after her party returned to power at the Centre. She praised the valour of Havildar K Palani from Tamil Nadu who was among the 20 soldiers killed in a clash with Chinese troops at Ladakh on June 15.

'Why even Ganesha idols are imported from China?', asks Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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Bahrain woman charged with 'intentionally' insulting Hindu religious symbol

'Why even Ganesha idols are imported from China?', asks Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman