This year’s Durga Puja idols are based on current themes and situations but a Durga Puja committee raised the bar by including Chinese President Xi Jinping as part of the idols' entourage.

This year, various pandals have showcased themes around the novel coronavirus and adding to it, the organizers of Swargadham Sarbojonin Club in Behrampore, Murshidabad have replaced the idol of the asur (demon) with Xi Jinping.

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Idol maker Ashim Pal had conceptualized the theme and kept all the other idols intact with Durga in the center with her children Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganesh, and Kartik on both sides. She can also be seen riding a lion but in the place of the demon is the head of the Chinese president.

The photos of the pandal are going viral on social media since then and people are praising the idol maker for his creativity.

Here’s what people on the internet have to say about this-

What and why! This is just petty and unnecessary https://t.co/Z4dh8xraid

कोरोना वैक्सीन पर वोट केवल बीजेपी जैसी पार्टी ही मांग सकती है

भक्तों अब समझ में आया हमें बीजेपी क्यों पसंद नहीं

Deserves this....

Lol sahi kiya!

Although we have seen many exquisite pandal themes this year, but this one stands out and will also raise a few eyebrows, as people’s opinions about this are very mixed.

The novel coronavirus was first detected in China and world leaders across the globe have accused the Chinese of spreading the virus and hiding the actual extent of its spread. Not only this, several countries have been expressing their displeasure with China over handling the spread of the infection.

Also, India has been involved in a border conflict with China for the past few months at the Himalayan border in the eastern region of Ladakh. What do you think of the Chinese asur? Let us know in the comments below.

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