A large statue of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (MK Gandhi) was vandalised and defaced in Richmond Hill, Canada on Wednesday. The Indian authorities have also reacted calling this a distressing act meant to terrorise the Indian community living in Canada. Amy Boudreau, the spokesperson for York Regional Police, confirmed the development saying that these offensive words were two among others used to deface the MK Gandhi statue. “York Regional Police does not tolerate hate crime in any form”, said Boudreau, saying that this crime will be investigated as a “hate bias-motivated incident”. India condemns the vandalisation of MK Gandhi statueThe High Commission of India in Ottawa has condemned the incident in the strongest words.

Source: CBC News July 14, 2022 15:40 UTC