Mahatma Gandhi’s statue outside the Indian embassy in Washington WikipediaThe defacement of Mahatma Gandhi's statue by unknown miscreants was a "disgrace", US President Donald Trump has said, days after it was vandalised with graffiti and spray painting during the nationwide protests against the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd. The statue, which is across the road from the Indian Embassy, was vandalised on the intervening night of June 2 and 3, prompting the Indian embassy to register a complaint with the local law enforcement agencies. "Very disappointing," tweeted Kimberly Guilfoyle, advisor to Donald J Trump for President Inc., and national chair of the Trump Victory Finance Committees. North Carolina Senator Tom Tillis said, "It's disgraceful to see the defacing of the Gandhi statue" in Washington DC. "So sorry to see the desecration of the Gandhi statue in Wash, DC.

Source: The Telegraph June 09, 2020 03:56 UTC