Controversy at Carnival of Corrientes: they exposed British flags

The critics have been heard aloud in the last few hours. After the second weekend of Carnivals in the capital of Corrientes, images of a group of pasistas from Arandú comparsa with flags of the United Kingdom, representing the world powers as part of the show called "Save us from all evil".

In presenting the theme chosen for this year, members of the comparsa had explained on their fan page: "It is in short the deployment of an appeal to the conscience of humanity, highlighting the ills that afflict it and placing it in the arena of art. a show that claims to be a social denunciation full of meanings that challenge us"

"Respect, just in Corrientes where there are more Falklands veterans, I do not remember the only day of April 2 each year," complains Fabiana Benítez, daughter of a veteran, via the social network Facebook.

The repudiation also came from the centers of veterans of the province of Corrientes: "By waving flags, we lack respect for those of us who were in the Falklands, 649 fallen brothers and those who lost their lives in the post – war period.", said the provincial coordinator of veterans of Corrientes, Roque Zabala.

"We are asking this representation of the British power to replace it with another type of action that flags, such as hackers or an open message to demand the end of the usurpation," Zabala said.

According to the records of the Malvinas Veterans Center of Corrientes, CESCEM, 1854 soldiers from that province went to war in 1982. And In battle, 48 correntino soldiers are dead, the fifth province with the most falls Behind Buenos Aires (173), the federal capital (65), Córdoba (56) and Santa Fe (55).