NIKI’s Natsios Champions MP’s “Holy Rage” in National Gallery Blasphemy Clash

Dimitris Natsios, President of the NIKI party, staunchly defends MP Nikos Papadopoulos aft his actions astatine the National Gallery, asserting there’s nary question of expelling him.

On Monday, Papadopoulos entered the Gallery astatine noon, damaging artworks helium deemed blasphemous to Christianity, claiming they insulted the Virgin Mary and saints. Natsios tweeted aft midnight that Papadopoulos acted with “sacred indignation” against “unholy, monstrous” paintings, afloat supporting his motives portion noting the MP acted independently, arsenic per NIKI’s earlier statement.

Natsios besides criticized authorities, questioning wherefore Papadopoulos was “illegally detained” for hours astatine the Gallery. In a elaborate post, helium wrote: “To debar confusion, MP Nikos Papadopoulos, who faces nary expulsion, righteously removed blasphemous artworks that mock the Virgin Mary and our saints.”

Earlier that day, Natsios had challenged the Culture Minister, asking if the Gallery would situation grounds works offending Muslim oregon Jewish faiths, and decrying the government’s hypocrisy successful honoring Orthodoxy portion permitting specified art. “Shame and thing but shame,” helium concluded.