Ukraine apologises for Goddess Kali tweet

Ukraine Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova on Tuesday expressed “regret” after an image of a female above blast smoke was tweeted by the country’s defence ministry triggering outrage with social media users pointing out the resemblance of the image to the depiction of Goddess Kali.
The country’s deputy foreign minister Emine Dzhaparova said that Ukraine “regrets” the defence ministry’s depiction of goddess Kali in a “distorted manner” and that the European country “respects unique Indian culture and highly appreciates support from India”. She added the depiction had been removed.
“We regret @DefenceU depicting #Hindu goddess #Kali in distorted manner. #Ukraine &its people respect unique #Indian culture&highly appreciate support.The depiction has already been removed. is determined to further increase cooperation in spirit of mutual respect& friendship,” Dzhaparova tweeted.

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