The Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata is one of the venues for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Other than the group matches the stadium, formally known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), will host the finals of the tournament. However, a sculpture that has been set up in front of the main entrance of the stadium is causing a lot of discussion on the social media.
Actually, a gigantic sculpture, resembling Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo’s free-kick stance, has been installed outside the Salt Lake stadium. The image of a half man with a globe in the place of his torso, and two unusual sized footballs sticking to his feet, took people by surprise – and they weren’t quite sure how to feel about this. However, instead of inspiring people, it is horrifying them. When the images of the said sculpture were shared, Twitter went absolutely bonkers.
What a hideous sculpture for FIFA under-17 World Cup at Salt Lake Stadium Kolkata. (1 of 6 venues) pic.twitter.com/cOHFV9e3ub
— Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) October 6, 2017
It’s designed by Mamata…no wonder nobody complained, its as worse as her paintings
— Arjun Sethi (@Roguelost) October 6, 2017
It’s accurate af. Indians ka pet football jaisa hi to hota Hai 😂😂
— अंकित (@baklol_news) October 6, 2017
Mamata Banerjee’s FIFA U-17 World Cup sculpture will surely take the grand prize for the world’s ugliest art. It’s tasteless and an eyesore
— Shil (@SimplyShil) October 6, 2017
Hope the cup is not designed like this. Teams would focus on losing and dare not hold it. Seriously!?
— Vejay Sarathy S (@ssvejay) October 7, 2017
It represents voters in that state. Don’t have logic or brain to vote right CM
— shree hari (@aquiseen) October 6, 2017
Before i know that She have an only her beautiful poetic power. but now I also know about her sculpting expertise 😂
— Subhadeep karmakar (@Subhadeep638670) October 6, 2017
Seems straight out of a horror movie
— Sultanofsuntan (@sultanofsuntan) October 6, 2017
Portrait of illegal BD migrant
-Has legs-> Keeps walking towards Indian border
-Has stomach-> Needs food
-No face-> Needs Identity (Aadhar)— Shaitaan Khopdi™🇮🇳 (@shaitaankhopdi) October 6, 2017
Because Kejriwal ji is a good friend of Mamata Didi, she can use this for #FIFAU17WC pic.twitter.com/3btwt0zYnR
— PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) October 6, 2017
Great sculpture designed by Mamata Banerjee. Don’t try to find the upper portion of the figure, try to figure out the art. pic.twitter.com/vRn8EXJZiO
— AlteЯ Ǝgo ツ (@A_SantoBangali) October 6, 2017
PTI Photo by Ashok Bhaumik
Conceptualised and designed by none other than the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee herself, the sculpture was set up on Thursday. Twitterati were quick to react to the photos of the headless sculpture and unsurprisingly most comments were not in praise.
In case you don’t know, the Salt Lake Stadium is the biggest football arena in India and will be hosting 10 matches of 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The stadium is the biggest in India and could once house more than 1,20,000 spectators. And after the renovation, it can host 66,000 people. It is renowned for being the home ground for Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. The iconic stadium has also been blessed by the presence of legends, like Oliver Kahn and Argentine superstar Lionel Messi, even Diego Maradona.
