A video of the incident available on social media showed Palekar criticising the Ministry of Culture for reportedly scrapping the advisory committees at the gallery’s Mumbai and Bengaluru centres. Palekar was speaking at the opening of an exhibition “Inside The Empty Box” in the memory of artist Prabhakar Barwe. MUMBAI — Veteran actor-director Amol Palekar was repeatedly interrupted during his speech by some members of the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) on Friday evening. “As of November 13, 2018, the artistes’ advisory committees at both regional centres Mumbai and Bangalore ― have been abolished, is what I have learnt,” he said. At this point, an NGMA member on the stage interrupted, saying that Palekar should talk about the event.

Source: Huffington Post February 10, 2019 06:11 UTC