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VOGUE
CAVALLI'S OFFENSIVE UNDERWEAR
ROBERTO CAVALLI has offended Hindus all over the world by featuring images of their gods on a collection of underwear. UK Hindu groups said yesterday that the use of images of Vishnu, Lord Rama and Devi Swaraswati on bikinis was tantamount to featuring pictures of Jesus Christ on provocative underwear. "This is outrageous," Bimal Krishna Das, secretary of the UK National Council of Hindu Temples, told the Daily Mail. "The underwear is extremely offensive. Hinduism is a very tolerant religion, but this crosses a line. The deities are deemed holy and worshipped by millions of Hindus all across the globe. These are not just any garments but underwear to be worn by women flaunting their half disrobed bodies." Bimal went on to say that 600,000 Hindus in Britain were considering demonstrating outside shops that stock the underwear, which has already been taken off the shelves by Harrods. "The decision has been taken to remove the items from sale and they will no longer be available," said a spokesman for the Knightsbridge store. "We apologise to those customers who have been offended or stressed by the situation." Cavalli, meanwhile, is said to be shocked by the furore he has caused. Claiming the situation has arisen from an "innocent mistake", his rep said he was "passionate about India". "We obviously didn't realise this would cause offence," he said. (June 10 2004, AM)