LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Tuesday ordered immediate removal of a deformed sculpture of Allama Iqbal, the poet of the east, from a public park in Lahore after it drew criticism on social media.
The chief minister has also ordered a probe into the installation of the sculpture, which shows botched attempt of unskilled artist, in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park.
The sculpture also caused a laughing stock on social media. Here are some reactions;
This sculpture is true depiction of what we did with Iqbal's dream of Pakistan!#Allamaiqbal pic.twitter.com/TXHa4PRRyH
— Aqib Javed Khan (@AqibJavedKhan1) February 2, 2021
The Art The Artist#AllamaIqbal pic.twitter.com/qlqdDIwEfs
— sarmad (@TheRedGlasses) February 2, 2021
https://twitter.com/thoraparhlein/status/1356522085791727616
Don't have to think hard what corruption and incompetence looks like. pic.twitter.com/N8WhVyJdx4
— M. Jibran Nasir 🇵🇸 (@MJibranNasir) February 2, 2021
