New York: Maligning Mahatma Gandhi’s image is probably a hate crime

New York. A statue of Mahatma Gandhi outside a Hindu temple in New York, US, was vandalized earlier this month by a group of six unidentified people, possibly out of hatred. India has strongly condemned this heinous act and has taken up the matter with the US authorities so that those responsible for this act can be held accountable. The New York City Police Department said in a statement to PTI that police received information at 1:30 a.m. on August 16 that “a group of six unidentified people had vandalized a religious image located in front of the Tulsi Temple.” With a hammer and a toad is given.’

The police have appealed to the people to help in catching these miscreants. New York State legislator Jennifer Rajkumar said in a statement on Thursday, “The statue of Mahatma Gandhi outside Shri Tulsi Temple has been vandalized for the second time. This time it was completely destroyed. According to CBSNews.com, CCTV footage shows a man smashing Gandhi’s statue with a hammer on Tuesday. A few minutes later, a group of six men came running and smashed the image with a hammer before fleeing.

This statue of Gandhi was vandalized two weeks ago

In the news, Lakhram Maharaj, the founder of Shri Tulsi Temple in South Richmond Hill was quoted as saying that many people in the community are now afraid to visit the temple. Maharaj noticed on Wednesday morning that Gandhi’s statue was buried under the rubble. ‘Dog’ and other obscene words were written on the wall of the temple. “The same statue of Gandhi was vandalized two weeks ago,” the investigating officers said. Meanwhile, the consulate in a statement said, “It strongly condemns the vandalism of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi outside a temple in Queens, New York.” We have taken this matter up with US authorities and are demanding a full investigation so that those responsible for this heinous act can be held accountable.

Request that the New York Police Department investigate this malicious act

Ankur Vaidya, president of the Federation of Indian Associations, condemned the barbaric act, saying, “We request the mayor’s office and the New York Police Department to investigate this malicious act and bring the perpetrators to justice.”

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