A group of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and Bajrang Dal supporters allegedly barged into the Government College of Art and Craft in Tripura’s capital, Agartala, on Wednesday and compelled the institute authorities to drape the idol of Goddess Saraswati with a saree.
The incident was triggered by a viral video on social media depicting the Saraswati idol without a saree, which had been crafted by students of the college, as reported by India Today NE, citing sources.
An ABVP activist said that the video of Maa Saraswati without the traditional saree was circulating on social media. “After the information, we rushed to the college before the puja began and compelled the organisers to adorn a saree on the idol”, he said.