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Gandhi statue in NY smashed amid wave of continued attacks

2022-08-19

New York, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) A statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of a temple in New York has been toppled and smashed in the second attack on the memorial this month and a local volunteer watch group has sprung into action to protect it.

The incident in the early hours of Tuesday was the latest in a series of attacks on Gandhi statues in the US .

Six men destroyed the statue at the Sri Tulsi Mandir with a sledgehammer and painted hate-filled words, around it and on the road, according to media reports quoting police. Read More

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