Mrinalini Sarabhai, dancer, choreographer, founding director of Darpana Academy of Performing Arts in Ahmedabad and wife of well known Vikram Sarabhai, had passed away yesterday. The 97-year-old Sarabhai was admitted to a hospital in Ahmedabad due to old age complications.

Around yesterday midnight, Mallika Sarabhai, daughter of Mrinalini and Vikram Sarabhai, updated a status on her Facebook profile slamming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not condoling her mother's death, despite she being a Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardee, and having showcased the Indian culture before the world for over 60 years.

Mallika, a dancer and an activist, has in the past, protested against PM Narendra Modi, who was then the Gujarat CM, accusing him of being responsible for the 2002 communal riots in the state. She joined the Aam Aadmi Party in 2014.

She started her post writing, "My dear prime minister, you hate my politics and I hate yours." and stated "That her death sees no word from you shows your mentality."

Here's what she wrote:



"My dear prime minister,

You hate my politics and I hate yours.

That has nothing to do with what Mrinalini Sarabhai did to promote the culture of this country to the world over sixty years. She blazed a trailer for our culture in the world.

That her death sees no word from you shows your mentality. How ever much you hate me, as our prime minister it behove you to recognise her contribution.

You have not. Shame on you"



Here's the original post:





My dear prime ministerYou hate my politics and I hate yours.That has nothing to do with what Mrinalini Sarabhai did to... Mallika Sarabhai on Thursday, January 21, 2016



