2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Oct 22, 2026 11:13 AM ISTCongress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and her son Raihan Rajiv Vadra. (Source: Express Archives/ X)Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has publicly backed her son, visual artist and curator Raihan Rajiv Vadra, after many of his photographs of recent protests were taken down from his debut exhibition in Delhi.Raihan was told by authorities to “remove/replace 74 out of 105” photographs, hours before his exhibition, No Idea Is Final, was due to open at Bikaner House. By evening, barely 35 exhibits remained on display. Authorities also objected to the blank frames that had been put up in place of the removed photographs.Priyanka Gandhi wrote in her X post said, “When someone with power becomes afraid of the expression of another, he doesn’t know it, but he has already lost the very power he is trying to protect.”“You stand for what is true and everything beautiful will find its way to you. I am proud of you, always will be,” she added..@raihanrvadraWhen someone with power becomes afraid of the expression of another, he doesn’t know it, but he has already lost the very power he is trying to protect.You stand for what is true and everything beautiful will find its way to you.I am proud of you, always will be.❤️ mama— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) October 22, 2026Raihan was asked to remove or replace 74 photographs hours before the exhibition was scheduled to open. Many of the photographs were related to recent protests by students and young people in the national capital.By the evening, barely 35 exhibits remained. Authorities also raised objections to the blank frames that had replaced the photographs taken down.The exhibition, titled No Idea Is Final, thus faced last-minute changes ahead of its opening, with several photographs no longer on display.The Indian Express reached out to officials at Bikaner House for comment, but there was no immediate response.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd Tags:Priyanka Gandhi VadraAdvertisementLoading Recommendations...AdvertisementAdvertisement