Defacement of Mahatma Gandhi's statue a 'disgrace', says Donald Trump
Days after the Mahatma Gandhi's statue was vandalised with graffiti and spray painting, the United States President said that the defacement of statue by the unidentified miscreants was a disgrace. The incident took place during the protests against the custodial killing of George Floyd.
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi is across the road from the Indian Embassy. As per the report, it was vandalised on the intervening night of June 2 and 3. Likewise, Indian embassy registered a complaint with the local law-enforcement agencies.
“It was a disgrace,” Donald Trump said at the White House on Monday when asked about the incident. Meanwhile, the Indian Embassy took the matter with the US Department of State for the early investigation into the matter, as also with the Metropolitan Police and the National Park Service.
Recently, the US president and First Lady Melania Trump visited India in February. The duo had spent time at the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, the pictures of Donald Trump and the first lady with Gandhi's spinning wheel at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad were seen hanging on the walls of the White House.
Kimberly Guilfoyle, advisor to Donald J Trump for President Inc. and National Chair of the Trump Victory Finance Committees, said in a tweet: "Very disappointing.”
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The protests against the killing of Floyd turned violent in the US during which several monuments were damaged. In Washington DC, the protestors put historic church on fire and damaged monuments like the Lincoln Memorial.
-PTC News
