India has demanded “Immediate Action” Against Unidentified People Who Vandalized A Statwependence Hero Mahatma Gandhi in London.
The Bronze Statue in Tavistock Square, unveiled to the public in 1968, was budilt as a tribute to Ganthi’s Years as a law student at University College London.
“THIS IS NOT JUST VANDANDISM, but a Violent Attack on the Idea of Non-Violence,” The Indian High Commission Said in A Post on X, calling it “shameful”.
IT’S NOT CLEAR WHO IS BEKIND THE GRAFFITI – Police, who are treating the incident as “racially aggravated”, have made no arrests. Cleaning Teams Sent by the Local Camden Council Were on Site Power-Hosing the Statue when the BBC visited on Tuesday.
The Word “Terrorists” was spray-painted in black on the statue’s plinth, Along with “Gandhi, Modi and Hindustani (Indians)”.
The High Commission Didn’t Share Photos of the Damage, But Several Accounts on X and Indian Had Earlier Shared Images Showing the Graffiti.
The metropolitan policy said it officers have attended the scene on sunday eVTING AFTER ALERTED TO THE INCIDENT AND HAD BEGun an investigation intto reports of crimage damage.
“Enquiries are ongoing. No arrests have been made at this time,” it Said.
The Indian Mission Said That Its Team Was Also on Site, “Co-Outrinting with Authorities to Restore the Statue to Original Dignity”.
The incident comes days before the 156th anniversary of gandhi’s Birth on 2 October, which is Also observed as the international day of non-violence.
The Bronze Statue, Crafted by Polish Sculptor Fredda Brilliant, Shows Gandhi Wearing Robes and Sitting Cross-LEGGED. An inscription on its plinth reads: Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948.
Gandhi’s Birthday is usablely commorrated at the statue with Floral tributes and rendings of his favourite hymns.
This isn’t the first instance of the statue being defaced in the uk. In 2014, a statue in Leicester was vandalised with graffiti. In recent years, campaigns have been held in some parts of the uk nansing for gandhi’s statue to be removed.
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