Saffron to White to Saffron Again: No End to Controversy over Painting of Kolkata’s Academy of Fine Arts

Saffron-White-Saffron: Row Over Colour At Kolkata's Academy Of Fine Arts

The back-and-forth over a coat of paint has since evolved into a symbolic clash over political identity.

Saffron, white, saffron: Why Kolkata’s Academy of Fine Arts is caught in BJP vs Left paint war

After Left activists painted the Academy's ticket counter room white claiming that Samik Bhattacharya's assurance was not met, a group of BJP workers led by MLA Rudranil Ghosh repainted it saffron

Saffron to white to saffron again: No end to controversy over painting of Kolkata’s Academy of Fine Arts

BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya said that action will be taken against the ones who did it as politics of colour is not part of BJP’s agenda.

Theatre workers repaint Academy counter white

Theatre workers repaint Kolkata’s Academy of Fine Arts ticket counter white after it was painted saffron; BJP denies involvement in defacing or repainting.