"No Son Will Bear the Drawing
of His Mother in the Nude"
18 February 2006 — State Guest House, Kurnool, AP
On the way to Hyderabad, Amma's caravan stopped to have its dinner at the State Guest House of Andhra Pradesh in Kurnool. Soon after Amma's arrival, TV9 and E-TV—the leading Telugu-language television stations—came to interview Amma. The reporter from E-TV asked Amma what her opinion was regarding the now infamous cartoons of Prophet Mohammed published in the Danish newspaper and the response by the Muslim community. |
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In her response, which was aired on the 19th, Amma said, "Whatever it may be, when you insult someone's form of worship, it will be painful for them," Amma said. "If someone draw's your wife or your mother in the nude or in a ridiculing manner, is there anyone who will not feel bad? No, they will be hurt. Whether God exists or not is not the question. They [the Muslims] have a certain sankalpa [conviction] regarding God; if someone mocks that, it will wound them.
"Everyone has the freedom to draw, but there are also certain dharmic rules to it as well. Will any son bear the drawing of his mother in the nude?"
—Mauna
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