A statue of Mahatma Gandhi in entrance of a temple in New York has been toppled and smashed within the second assault on the memorial this month.
The incident, which occurred within the early hours of August 16, was the newest in a collection of assaults on Gandhi statues within the United States.
Six males destroyed the statue on the Sri Tulsi Mandir with a sledgehammer and painted hate-filled phrases round it and on the highway, in accordance with media stories quoting police.
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi had been vandalised earlier on August 3 and knocked over, stories stated.
Police additionally launched a surveillance video of the lads, aged 25 to 30, suspected of being concerned within the assault.
They fled the scene in a white Mercedes Benz and in a dark-coloured automobile, which can be a Toyota Camry used as a for-hire car, stated police.
Meanwhile, the Consulate General of India in New York condemned the vandalisation of the statue.
The Consulate has additionally taken up the matter with US authorities to make sure these answerable for the “despicable action” are held accountable.
New York State Assembly member Jennifer Rajkumar additionally known as for “the perpetrators to be apprehended swiftly, charged and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law”.
The Gandhi statue at Tulsi Mandir was vandalized a second time, this time fully destroyed.
With the outpouring of assist I’ve acquired from ppl throughout Queens, the nation & world, I’m extra optimistic than ever that we are going to reach defeating these forces of hate. pic.twitter.com/TolUqi0wCR
— Jenifer Rajkumar (@JeniferRajkumar) August 18, 2022
On 14 July this yr, in an identical incident, a Mahatma Gandhi statue was vandalised in Canada, which noticed widespread condemnation. In February this yr, one other life-sized Gandhi statue was destroyed in Manhattan, NYC.
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