"Congratulations on the Slavery Festival!": A Graffiti Appeared on the Pedestal of Heydar Aliyev’s Monument

On May 10, on Heydar Aliyev’s birthday, a graffiti in Azerbaijani reading "Congratulations on the slavery festival!" appeared on the pedestal of one of the numerous monuments to him in a park carrying his name located in front of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan in Baku, Azerbaijani opposition online Meydan TV reports. 
According to the TV's website, an unknown author punned on the phrase "Congratulations on flower festival" by changing two letters in the first word and giving the word and the phrase a different meaning quite popular among the Azerbaijani dissidents and opposition.
The website notes that while the country lives in poverty, tens of millions of dollars are spent on flowers to celebrate the birthday of Heydar Aliyev, "the nationwide leader" and "the savior of the nation." This "feast in time of plague" - observed every year in Baku- has caused an ambiguous attitude in the Azerbaijani society for several years.