"Delhi Art Gallery current exhibition 'The Naked and the Nude' explores a popular thematic concept in art, that of the human body, and how artists have looked at it historically as a part of their narrative. This exploration has been part of the tradition in the West as well as in India. It forms part of the national heritage and is represented by the country's great masters," said Anand.
"Certain attempts to disrupt the exhibition seem to be a cause for alarm, with regard to India's liberal tradition and freedom of artistic expression guaranteed under the Constitution" he said.
The protesters objected to the "indecent pictures" that showed women as a mere commodity.
"In the light of Delhi's gangrape, this kind of immoral act which depicts women as a sex object should not be allowed," said Chaudhary.
