WorldSupporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been accused of pulling down a statue of former Soviet leader Lenin in the state of Tripura. There have been clashes between BJP and Communist party workers in the state. The NDTV news channel quoted eyewitnesses as saying the excavator which brought down the statue was hired by BJP workers. "Then the BJP workers played football with Lenin's head." A BJP-led coalition crushed the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in the polls, winning 43 of the 59 seats in a remarkable first victory for the party in the state.

Source: Sunday Times March 06, 2018 05:26 UTC