In the latest in a series of such incidents, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Canada has been defaced and spraypainted with pro-Khalistan and anti-India graffiti
In the latest in a series of such incidents, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Canada has been defaced and spraypainted with with pro-Khalistan and anti-India graffiti.
The vandalism occurred in the early hours of Thursday near the City Hall in the town of Hamilton, in the province of Ontario. The statue of the Mahatma has been at that location since 2012.
According to a video of the vandalism, the six-foot tall bronze statue, which had been gifted by the Indian Government, was doused with paint and graffiti written around the base of the statue, including abuse of Gandhi himself, and an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A Khalistan flag was also attached to the walking stick held by the statue.
The vandalism was discovered in the early of the morning and city authorities worked quickly to clean the statue and the graffiti. Hamilton Police confirmed to the Hindustan Times that they received a complaint in this regard on Thursday afternoon and were investigating.
In February, a Hindu temple in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) was desecrated, with anti-India and pro-Khalistan graffiti spraypainted on its back wall, the fourth such incident of that nature within a period of eight months. The target of the vandalism was the Shri Ram Mandir in the town of Mississauga in the GTA.
