Karnad withdraws resignation

Karnad withdraws resignation 
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, AUG 19
In an interesting development, celebrated playwright Girish Karnad today withdrew his resignation after Chief Minister Diagamabar Kamat personally spoke to him, the chief minister’s office said here.
Media advisor to the chief minister Suresh Walve told Herald that the actor withdrew his resignation after the chief minister convinced him to be a part of the Golden Jubilee Development Council.
“The chief minister convinced him on the importance of his presence on the golden jubilee council,” Walve said adding “…following this, the actor withdrew his resignation.”
The official further said that Karnad was of the opinion that since the chief minister had personally spoken to him he is withdrawing the resignation.
Karnad, who was named one of the members of the council – which is to be headed by the renowned scientist Dr Raghunath Mashelkar, had expressed shock over the attack on Jose Pereira exhibition recently.
“Let me say how deeply shocked I am to hear of the attacks by self-styled standard-bearers of Hindu culture on the works of Jose Pereira, a scholar and artist of eminence,” Karnad had said in a letter to Chief Minister Digamabar Kamat. 
“I should like to withdraw my name from the high level committee which you were kind enough to invite me to serve on since this is not the culture of Liberation I had hoped to celebrate,” Karnad had said.
The Hindu Janjagruti Sangh protested against an exhibition at the XCHR which has on display some epiphanies of Hindu gods by Jose Pereira.
The groups have continued a sustained campaign branding the paintings “obscene”. Following the protests the paintings were withdrawn.