Life-sized Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in New York
2 years, 10 months ago

Life-sized Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in New York

India TV News  

Highlights Life-sized bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, located in Union Square near Manhattan was vandalised. A life-sized bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, located here in Union Square near Manhattan, was vandalised on Saturday, an act strongly condemned as ‘despicable’ by the Consulate General of India, triggering shock and disappointment among the Indian-American community. The incident took place early on Saturday, when the statue was defaced by some unknown persons, the Consulate General of India in New York said. The 8-foot-high statue was donated by the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation, and was dedicated on October 2, 1986 to mark the 117th birth anniversary of Gandhi.

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Four Held for Vandalising Gandhi Statue in Hyderabad
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Four Held for Vandalising Gandhi Statue in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Bachupally police, along with the Balanagar Zone SOT, arrested four individuals involved in the recent vandalism of a Gandhi statue in the Lake View Colony of Pragathinagar under the Bachupally police station limits on Thursday. On the night of November 4, unidentified individuals allegedly damaged the Gandhi statue in the Lake View Colony of Pragathinagar, according to the …

Mahatma Gandhi's statue vandalised in Bihar's Gaya by unidentified miscreants
6 months, 1 week ago

Mahatma Gandhi's statue vandalised in Bihar's Gaya by unidentified miscreants

New Indian Express  

Patna: Tension gripped Bihar’s Gaya town on Sunday following extensive damage caused to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi by unidentified miscreants. The incident came to light on Sunday morning when some residents of Bairagi locality in the district headquarters found the statue of Mahatma Gandhi damaged. Paswan said that the statue of Mahatma Gandhi was situated near an underconstruction community …

Another Hindu temple vandalised in Canada’s Ontario province
1 year, 8 months ago

Another Hindu temple vandalised in Canada’s Ontario province

Hindustan Times  

Yet another Hindu temple has been desecrated in Canada after being spraypainted with anti-India graffiti late on Tuesday night. A spokesperson for the BAPS organization told the Hindustan Times they were “very shocked by the anti-Indian graffiti on our mandir walls.” In an email to members of the Hindu Federation in Canada, a representative of the BAPS organization said the …

India flags vandalisation of Mahatma Gandhi statues to Canadian government
1 year, 8 months ago

India flags vandalisation of Mahatma Gandhi statues to Canadian government

Hindustan Times  

Toronto: India has flagged the series of episodes of vandalism targeting statues of Mahatma Gandhi to the Canadian government. The bust of Mahatma Gandhi at the Simon Fraser University campus in Burnaby, British Columbia that was garlanded on October 2 every year. The latest such incident involved the decapitation of a Gandhi sculpture located on the campus of the Simon …

Gandhi statue at Hindu temple in New York vandalised; second attack in 15 days
2 years, 4 months ago

Gandhi statue at Hindu temple in New York vandalised; second attack in 15 days

Firstpost  

New York State Assembly member Jennifer Rajkumar tweeted condemning the incident and of working towards peaceful ways to ‘combat anti-Hindu hate’ A statue of Mahatma Gandhi outside a temple in Queens, New York was destroyed by miscreants in a second attack in 15 days. According to CBS News, Lakhram Maharaj, the founder of Shri Tulsi Mandir, the Hindu temple in …

Mahatma Gandhi statue outside Hindu temple in New York vandalised in possible hate crime
2 years, 4 months ago

Mahatma Gandhi statue outside Hindu temple in New York vandalised in possible hate crime

Firstpost  

In a possible hate crime, unidentified persons have destroyed a handcrafted statue of Mahatma Gandhi with a sledgehammer at a Hindu temple after vandalising it earlier this month, media reports said on Friday. New York: In a possible hate crime, unidentified persons have destroyed a handcrafted statue of Mahatma Gandhi with a sledgehammer at a Hindu temple here after vandalising …

Gandhi statue outside Hindu temple in New York vandalised in possible hate crime: Reports
2 years, 4 months ago

Gandhi statue outside Hindu temple in New York vandalised in possible hate crime: Reports

India TV News  

In a possible hate crime, unidentified persons have destroyed a handcrafted statue of Mahatma Gandhi with a sledgehammer at a Hindu temple here after vandalising it earlier this month, media reports said on Friday. "When the Gandhi statue was vandalised, that really flew in the face of all of our beliefs and it's very disturbing for the community," Assembly member …

Mahatma Gandhi’s statue vandalised in Canada’s Ontario
2 years, 5 months ago

Mahatma Gandhi’s statue vandalised in Canada’s Ontario

Live Mint  

A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalized at Vishnu Mandir in the area of Yonge Street and Garden Avenue in the Richmond Hill city of Ontario in Canada, said the York Regional Police. The Consulate General of India, Toronto, said, “We are distressed at the desecration of Mahatma Gandhi statue at Vishnu temple in Richmond Hill. We are in contact …

Mahatma Gandhi statue defaced at Hindu temple in Canada; India says investigating 'hate crime'
2 years, 5 months ago

Mahatma Gandhi statue defaced at Hindu temple in Canada; India says investigating 'hate crime'

India TV News  

Mahatma Gandhi statue defaced: India on Wednesday expressed its deep anguish over the desecration of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the Richmond Hill city of Ontario in Canada and called for a probe into the vandalism, which police said is being investigated as a hate crime. The high commission in Ottawa said India is deeply anguished by this hate …

Indian Americans condemn vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi statue in New York
2 years, 10 months ago

Indian Americans condemn vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi statue in New York

Firstpost  

The eight-foot-high statue, located in Manhattan’s Union Square, was defaced by some unknown persons on Saturday Washington: Indian American community leaders on Monday condemned the vandalism of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in New York and said this is disrespect to Gandhi and Martin Luther King, two leaders who sought to eradicate hate. A life-sized bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi …

8-foot-high statue of Mahatma Gandhi vandalised in New York
2 years, 10 months ago

8-foot-high statue of Mahatma Gandhi vandalised in New York

India Today  

Shock and disappointment were triggered among the Indian-American community on Saturday after a life-sized bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, located in Union Square near Manhattan, was vandalised by some unknown people. “The Consulate condemns this act of vandalism in the strongest terms,” the Consulate General of India in New York said, adding that the matter has been taken up with …

Life-sized statue of Mahatma Gandhi vandalised in Australia; PM Scott Morrison terms it ‘disgraceful’
3 years, 1 month ago

Life-sized statue of Mahatma Gandhi vandalised in Australia; PM Scott Morrison terms it ‘disgraceful’

The Hindu  

A life-sized bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, gifted by the Indian government, has been vandalised in Melbourne in an act Prime Minister Scott Morrison strongly condemned as “disgraceful”, triggering shock and disappointment among the Indian-Australian community. The incident happened hours after Prime Minister Morrison unveiled the statue at the Australian Indian Community Centre in Rowville on Friday alongwith the Consul …

Newly unveiled life-sized statue of Mahatma Gandhi vandalised in Australia
3 years, 1 month ago

Newly unveiled life-sized statue of Mahatma Gandhi vandalised in Australia

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: A life-sized bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi, gifted by the Indian government, has been vandalised here in an act Prime Minister Scott Morrison strongly condemned as "disgraceful", triggering shock and disappointment among the Indian-Australian community. The incident happened hours after Prime Minister Morrison unveiled the statue at the Australian Indian Community Centre in Rowville on Friday alongwith the Consul …

Rajnath Singh unveils first Gandhi statue in Lakshadweep
3 years, 2 months ago

Rajnath Singh unveils first Gandhi statue in Lakshadweep

Op India  

Rajnath Singh has unveiled the first Mahatma Gandhi statue in Lakshadweep on the occasion of the latter’s 152nd birth anniversary. pic.twitter.com/GfF6BaT0so — Rajnath Singh October 2, 2021 Earlier, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had informed that he is travelling to the Lakshadweep Islands to unveil the first ever statue of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in the Union Territory. Local Muslims objected to …

Netizens call for installation of Mahatma Gandhi statue in Lakshadweep
3 years, 6 months ago

Netizens call for installation of Mahatma Gandhi statue in Lakshadweep

Op India  

People on social media are raising their voices for the installation of a Mahatma Gandhi statue in Lakshadweep. Concerned citizens on social media are saying that the Mahatma Gandhi statue must be installed in Lakshadweep and there is no valid justification to oppose it. Install Gandhi statue in Lakshadweep#Gandhi4Lakshadweep — TG Mohandas May 30, 2021 People are also registering their …

Gandhi statue damaged by monkeys in MP's Mandsaur, say Police
3 years, 9 months ago

Gandhi statue damaged by monkeys in MP's Mandsaur, say Police

Hindustan Times  

Police said that it is likely that monkeys damaged a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the premises of a school in Gurjarbardiya village in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday. A case has been registered," he further said and added that other angles are also being investigated," Chaudhary said "No one was seen crossing the school boundary and …

Four days after the desecration Mahatma Gandhi statue, White House 'condemns' act
3 years, 10 months ago

Four days after the desecration Mahatma Gandhi statue, White House 'condemns' act

Op India  

On January 28, some Khalistani elements desecrated the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Davis, California. Asked to throw light on the US President’s reaction to the entire fiasco, Psaki said: “If there’s more to share on the President’s point of view on it, I’m happy to get back to you on that.” India condemns desecration of Mahatma Gandhi statue in California, …

India strongly condemns vandalisation of Mahatma Gandhi statue in US
3 years, 10 months ago

India strongly condemns vandalisation of Mahatma Gandhi statue in US

Op India  

India has, in strong words, condemned the “malicious and despicable act” of vandalisation of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi placed in Davis, California. The statue in the city of Davis in California state, which was gifted by the Indian government in 2016, was vandalised by “unknown persons” on January 28, the external affairs ministry said, adding: “The government of India …

Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in US by unknown miscreants
3 years, 10 months ago

Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalised in US by unknown miscreants

India TV News  

Unknown miscreants have vandalised, broken and ripped from the base a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a park in the US state of California, shocking and outraging Indian-Americans across the country, who have demanded that the officials investigate it as an incident of hate crime. “We condemn this cowardly desecration and call upon the Department of Homeland Security and FBI …

'Appalling': US reacts to desecration of Mahatma Gandhi's statue outside Indian embassy in Washington
4 years ago

'Appalling': US reacts to desecration of Mahatma Gandhi's statue outside Indian embassy in Washington

India TV News  

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has described as ”appalling” the desecration of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue outside the Indian embassy here and said his reputation should be respected, especially in the US capital. A violent group of Khalistani separatists on Saturday desecrated Mahatma Gandhi’s statue outside the Indian embassy in Washington during a demonstration by Sikh-American youths in support of …

White House describes desecration of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue as appalling
4 years ago

White House describes desecration of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue as appalling

Live Mint  

Days after Khalistani supporters desecrated Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Washington, the White House describes the act as appalling. On December 12, during a rally to express solidarity with farmers who are agitating against the new farm laws in India, the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of the Indian Embassy in the US was defaced and vandalised by Khalistani supporters. …

Khalistani anti-farm law protestor in USA says Gandhi was a rapist
4 years ago

Khalistani anti-farm law protestor in USA says Gandhi was a rapist

Op India  

On Saturday, Khalistani elements in the US under the guise of protesting against the farm laws in India defaced and vandalised a statue of MK Gandhi in Washington DC. The Khalistani sympathisers not only vandalised MK Gandhi’s statue outside the Indian Embassy but also abused ‘father of the nation’ by referring to him as a rapist and the one who …

Khalistanis vandalise Mahatma Gandhi statue in Washington DC during anti-farm laws protests
4 years ago

Khalistanis vandalise Mahatma Gandhi statue in Washington DC during anti-farm laws protests

Op India  

Khalistani elements in the US while protesting against the farm laws in India defaced and vandalised Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Washington DC. #WATCH | Washington DC: Khalistan flag draped over Mahatma Gandhi statue near the Indian embassy. The Embassy has lodged a strong protest with US law enforcement agencies and has also taken up the matter with the US Department …

Khalistan supporters desecrate Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in US
4 years ago

Khalistan supporters desecrate Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in US

India TV News  

Members of Khalistani separatists desecrated the statue of Mahatma Gandhi during a protest organised by Sikh-American youths in support of farmers who are protesting against the recently enacted agri laws in India. During the protest, many of the pro-Khalistan Sikh youths flashing Kirpans jumped on the statue of Mahatma Gandhi and pasted a poster over it. "The statue of Mahatma …

Protesters didn't even spare statue of Mahatma Gandhi: Donald Trump
4 years, 3 months ago

Protesters didn't even spare statue of Mahatma Gandhi: Donald Trump

India Today  

US President Donald Trump has said that the protesters, who went violent in the aftermath of the death of African-American George Floyd, did not spare even the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washington DC, describing the demonstrators as a "bunch of thugs". I don't think they have any idea what they're doing," Trump said. These people--and they don't even know," …

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