The controversy surrounding the installation of a Buddha statue on Bangalore University’s Jnana Bharathi campus continued with the university now deciding to install a new idol of goddess Saraswathi instead.
The decision was taken at a special Syndicate meeting. The Saraswathi idol will be back in the original place. The Syndicate has decided to form a committee to decide where the Buddha statue will be installed.
The move to remove the Buddha statue has not gone down well among many students who are urging the university to place the idols of goddess Saraswathi and Buddha next to each other.
Many research scholars also complained to the Police Commissioner stating that they were being threatened because they had installed the Buddha statue on the campus.