Gandhi statue vandalism: India conveys concern to Sri Lanka
India has taken up with Sri Lanka the issue of vandalism of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the eastern town of Batticaloa and offered assistance in rebuilding it.
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi along with those of Lord Baden Powell and two Tamil scholars had been found damaged on Thursday, prompting the Sri Lankan government to order an investigation.
Diplomatic sources said the Indian High Commission here has protested and expressed concern over the act of vandalism by an unknown group on Thursday.
India also offered assistance to rebuild the Gandhi statue, they said.
Sri Lanka’s External Affairs Ministry has said that police had been directed to carry out a probe to determine the motive and to nab the culprits.
“The Inspector General of Police has been instructed to carry out an immediate and thorough investigation into these incidents to identify motives and culprits behind these acts of vandalism,” it said.
According to locals, the statue had been erected in 1960. – IANS
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In above photo it seems gandhi is climbing on a tree..!
Anyway gandhis have lost any respect in srilanka while Rajiv gandhi killed by indian originated ltte..!
We no need Ghandi statue in Sri lanka.
If we compare Ghandi and Amden’s service to the mankind, we should remove the statue of Ghandi and put up statues of Amden in each town. He is grater than anybody else in this world.
Damian…!
You may have said a right thing at this time but only if i could success in my great endeavours which i’m currently working on.!
Come to think of it, we really do not need the Gandhi statue. We will be better of with statues of local leaders of the likes of SWRD Bandaranaike, Sirimavo and DA Rajapaksa.