A statue of Mahatma Gandhi was vandalized outside a temple in New York. This is the second such attack on Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in the United States this month. The incident occurred in the early hours a couple of days back.
According to the local media reports, as many as six members destroyed the statue at the Sri Tulsi Mandir with a sledgehammer and have also painted hate-filled messages on the road beside the statue. It can be remembered that a statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been vandalized earlier on August 3rd.
Police officials have released a surveillance video of the attack in which six members aged between 25 to 30, were suspected of being involved in the attack. Later they flee from the place in a car. New York State Assemblywoman Jennifer Rajkumar condemned the incident. She said that the culprits will soon be punished according to law.
