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CHENNAI, INDIA, September 10, 2002: The radical group, Hindu Munnani, has asked icon makers not to make statues of Lord Ganesh that show Him wearing a shirt and trousers and not the traditional Indian dhoti. Such icons are popularly called “Baba style” and are selling briskly across Chennai. Munnani claims they would not bring good luck to the buyers. It has been named after the Tamil movie Baba, which features superstar Rajnikanth and was released last month. Hindu Munnani plans to collect icons from various districts and take them to the Rameswaram town for immersion.

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