Controversy dogs M F Husain even after his death. While MNS and Congress have hailed him as India's Picasso, Sena and VHP have labelled him whimsical, adamant and even a pervert


I found Husain to be ahead of Picasso, who earned name, fame and money. I don't know why his creations created controversies and all such controversies should be buried along with him now. People like Husain do not work for rewards and honours such as the Bharat Ratna and the government should take a call on whether it should be bestowed upon him. The artist should be cremated at Pandharpur, where he was born.u00a0
Raj Thackeray, MNS chief


Husain was a whimsical and adamant person. He quit the country but refused to quit his stubbornness. He pursued modern art with a passion but lost his way by depicting Hindu deities. If his death is a blow to modern art, so be it.u00a0u00a0u00a0
Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo

Husain was never bound by rules of art. He did what he liked to do and he has left his mark. Black was a very special colour to him, he always preferred to use it and formed his own school of art. Such talented artists are very rare.
Prithviraj Chavan, chief minister

Known as India's Picasso, Husain had evolved his own style and he worked hard to make Indian art get the world's respect. A chapter has been closed with his death and even the colours must be mourning.u00a0 ufffd Ajit Pawar, dy chief minister