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 MK Gandhi statues, cites Sharia law About 11 years ago, an attempt was made by the Congress-led UPA regime to install a bust of Gandhi on the islands. Protests erupts over reforms in Lakshadweep Earlier this year, the clamour for the installation of Gandhi’s statue in the Lakshadweep Islands grew after after the Muslim majority population of the archipelago staunchly opposed the reforms announced by administrator Praful K Patel.

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BJP protests delay in unveil of Bhagat Singh’s statue at int’l airport
3 weeks, 4 days ago

BJP protests delay in unveil of Bhagat Singh’s statue at int’l airport

Hindustan Times  

High drama unfolded on Thursday after Punjab BJP vice-president Subhash Sharma and local district president Sanjeev Vashisht along with party workers staged a protest against the state government for failing to unveil the 30-foot-tall statue of Bhagat Singh at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport. BJP protests delay in unveil of Bhagat Singh’s statue at int’l airport Sharma gave the …

Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary | Gandhi Jayanti celebration returns to China’s Chaoyang park after two years
2 years, 2 months ago

Mahatma Gandhi birth anniversary | Gandhi Jayanti celebration returns to China’s Chaoyang park after two years

The Hindu  

On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in paying tributes to the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 153rd birth anniversary. He is a great inspiration to the countrymen.” आज लखनऊ में राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी जी की जयंती पर उनकी प्रतिमा पर पुष्प अर्पित कर विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि दी। गांधी जी ने स्वतंत्रता …

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 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 …

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 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, …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

Gandhi Jayanti celebrations: Ukraine marks the finale by inaugurating a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi
4 years, 2 months ago

Gandhi Jayanti celebrations: Ukraine marks the finale by inaugurating a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

On the occasion of the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a bronze statue of Bapu was inaugurated in Kyiv, Ukraine. Bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated in Ukraine on Gandhi Jayanti The statue was inaugurated jointly by Indian Ambassador Partha Satpathy, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Emine Dzhaparova, Deputy Minister for Education and Science of Ukraine Andriy Vitrenko …

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