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Goddess Tina Turner outrages Hindus

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Tina Turner has been chosen to play Shakti, the title character in Merchant Ivory's new film The Goddess. Sound like sensible casting to me but many Hindus are outraged.

Hasmukh Shah, chairman of Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK, a fundamentalist group, said: "These people would not dare to portray anything to do with Islam, but Hindus are easy targets for them. Our liberal attitude is taken for granted, and our tolerance is exploited. But when pushed, Hindus will become intolerant. . . . Casting Tina Turner is insensitive, and we won't stand for it."

Tina Turner doesn't turn 'em on as Hindu 'Goddess'

Richard Evans Lee
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keep tina in the movie its for the western world not the third world

Posted by: peter | August 30, 2004 11:43 PM

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