How Ram Gopal Varma trolled God on Twitter on Ganesh Chaturthi

Ram Gopal Varma, the director who has created more controversies on Twitter than with his films in the recent past, just did what could be the most politically incorrect thing to do: he trolled God.

Varma, on the first day of Ganpati, put up a series of posts on Twitter about Lord Ganesh. He wrote that Lord Ganesh could not save his own head from being severed, and therefore would not be likely to save others. He also posted, "Happy Ganpati to morons."

When the whole of Maharashtra is celebrating Ganeshvotsav, with chants of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya' in the lanes and bylanes of the state, Verma asked on Twitter what the people were celebrating for: the birth of Ganesha or the day Lord Shiva cut off his head?

He questioned the basis of the God status of Lord Ganesha, arguing that the only thing Ganesha did that his brother Kumara did not was getting the head severed from the body. 

He wanted the devotees of Lord Ganesha to give a list of obstacles the Lord has removed for the followers. He asked, how could someone cut off a child's head just because he was protecting his mother's modesty.

The mythology says, that Lord Ganesha was standing at the door on His mother, Parvati's instructions, when she went for a bath. Parvati told Ganesha not to allow anyone inside. When Lord Siva came, Ganesha refused to allow Shiva inside, and Lord Shiva in his fury, severed Ganesha's head.

The same director has created one of the most memorable scenes of the Ganpati immersion, in what would arguably his best film, Satya. In the film, Satya's best friend and mentor Bhiku Mhatre is killed, Satya goes to kill the villain Bhau Thakurdas to avenge the death. The scene pans out during the immersion where Satya stabs Bhau several times.

Even as we publish this copy, Varma continues to tweet. He has tried to justify his tweets, by saying they come from both his ignorance and innocence about the matter. 

The guy who couldn't save his own head from being cut , how he will save others heads is my question? But Happy Ganpathi day to morons!

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 28, 2014

What did Ganesha do that his brother kumara dint do so that only Ganesha became god? Is it becos Kumara dint get head cut off like Ganesha?

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 29, 2014

Can someone tell me if today is the day Ganesha was originally born or is it the day his dad cut his head off?

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 29, 2014

Does Lord Ganesha eat with his hands or his trunk?

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 29, 2014

I would really love to know from Lord Ganesha's devotees a list of what obstacles he removed in all the years they prayed to him

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 29, 2014

I have an innocent question...can someone please tell me how a Lord who couldn't save his own head will save others heads?

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 29, 2014

Does Lord Ganesha eat much more than other Gods? My doubt is becos all the other Gods are either trim or muscular

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 29, 2014

Did Lord Ganesha have a paunch in his childhood too or did it develop in the recovery time of the elephant head operation?

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 29, 2014

Happy Ganesh chaturdhi. .may this day 29th aug bring prosperity and happiness to everybody so that there will be no problems from 30th aug

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 29, 2014

Can someone explain how someone can cut off a child's head who was just trying to protect his mother's modesty? Am sure devotees know better

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 29, 2014

All concerned pls undrstand tht my questions nd observations on Ganesha are coming from both my innocence nd ignorance on the subject matter

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) August 29, 2014