Thiruvananthapuram, March 04: Renowned painter M F Husain today said he has not abandoned India and accepted Qatari citizenship because of “some technical reasons and artistic conveniences”.
Talking to Malayalam channel Manorama News from Dubai, he said “I have not abandoned India. Though I consider myself a world citizen, I am accepting Qatari citizenship because of some technical reasons and artistic conveniences.”
Husain, who could not come to Kerala to receive the state government’s Raja Ravi Varma Award conferred on him two years ago, said it was for the state government to remove legal obstacles in his way.
“If the Kerala government is serious about Raja Ravi Varma Award, it should try to remove the legal obstacles,” Husain said when asked whether it was not time for him to come to Kerala to receive it.
–Agencies