Vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi's statue is crime against humanity: Ambassador Sandhu

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Published on June 9, 2020 - Duration: 01:47s

Vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi's statue is crime against humanity: Ambassador Sandhu

Indian Ambassador to United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu said that the vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi's statue is crime against the humanity.

"There is a wide recognition of that, we immediately reported to the state department, metropolitan police and the park police and they are investigating the matter." He said that the US administration requested the Indian Embassy for the restoration work of the statue.

"It's been very scientifically carried out, an expert is coming over and it will be done so as to bring it back to the way it looked", he said.


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