Protests in India: New Ronaldo statue causes a lot of trouble

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The new Ronaldo statue in Goa has met with criticism.

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The statue is an insult to the freedom fighters of Goa, which was once a colony of Portugal.

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The place below the belt is well equipped – and already pretty much worn.

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Also in Funchal, a sculpture was exchanged because it received too much ridicule on the internet.

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After all! In contrast to the first statues of Cristiano Ronaldo, there isn’t really much to object to with the youngest figure. And yet it caused quite a stir in the Indian state of Goa, where it was recently unveiled.

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Actually, it should have “strengthened the love of football”, as Michael Lobo, Minister for Science and Technology, writes on Twitter. It was built at the request of local youth players. The fact that demonstrators waved black flags the day after the presentation, as reported by the IANS news agency, has a historical background.

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Goa was once a Portuguese colony, this year the region celebrates 60 years of independence. And now, of all times, a superstar from Portugal is being honored – and not a local player, so the tenor of the critics. The right-wing activist Guru Shirodkar is quoted as saying that the statue is an insult to the freedom fighters. Some locals also do not like to see that around 14,000 euros were spent on the 400 kilo image.

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Huge penis and a lot of ridicule on the net

Ronaldo and his busts – others also made for a lot of talking point. In 2014, a statue was inaugurated in Madeira’s capital, Funchal, which went viral mainly because it was neatly decorated below the belt. The corresponding part of the bronze figure was rubbed off fairly quickly within a short time …

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In 2018, a statue at Funchal Airport was exchanged because the first version was labeled too ugly and received a lot of ridicule online. (mpe)

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