Mahatma Gandhi’s statue vandalised in New York

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  • Update Time : Sunday, February 6, 2022
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Shawdesh Desk:

A life-sized bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalised in a New York City neighbourhood on Saturday, an act strongly condemned as ‘despicable’ by the Consulate General of India in New York of United State.

The 8-foot-high statue, located in Manhattan’s Union Square, was defaced by some unknown persons, the Consulate General of India said, PTI reported.

The statue was donated by the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation, and was dedicated on October 2, 1986 to mark the 117th birth anniversary of Gandhi.     American civil rights leader Bayard Rustin had delivered a keynote speech at the ceremony.

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