The statues of Indian political figures have been vandalised in a series of tit-for-tat attacks by supporters of rival parties. Even Mahatma Gandhi has not been spared as hardliners on both sides of the political divide stoke the conflict. A statue of the “father of the nation” was disfigured in the southern state of Kerala yesterday by youths who threw stones, tore a garland of marigold flowers from around its neck and broke its glasses. The attacks began earlier this week when activists from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tore down a statue of Lenin in the northeastern state of Tripura and played football with its head during celebrations for the party’s win in state elections. The result brought to an end 25 years…

Source: The Times March 08, 2018 17:03 UTC