Overview

• The Khagra Crematorium Ghat Durga Puja Committee in Baharampur unveiled an asura modeled to resemble President Donald Trump on September 27.
• Baharampur Mayor Naru Gopal Mukherjee attended the inauguration, and large crowds quickly gathered at the pandal.
• A committee member said the depiction responds to a claimed “fifty percent tariff” and described it as a reaction to what they view as a betrayal despite India’s outreach to Washington.
• Artist Asim Pal is credited with the design, though he was reported in one account as downplaying the likeness as coincidental.
• Organisers reported strong local support, reporters noted prior Indian uses of Trump’s image such as a 2018 Telangana temple, and no official confirmation of the cited tariff figure or higher‑level responses was reported.