Mahatma Gandhi statue in Queens, New York vandalised for 2nd time in two weeks

This is the second such incident that has taken place in the two weeks. It should be noted that earlier some miscreants vandalised the same statue on August 13.

NewsBharati    19-Aug-2022 15:24:37 PM
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New York, August 19: In a very shocking development, the statue of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi placed outside Shri Tulsi Mandir in South Richmond Hill, located in New York was again vandlsed on the night of August 16.
 
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This is the second such incident that has taken place in the two weeks. It should be noted that earlier some miscreants vandalised the same statue on August 13.
 
As per the Pujari of the temple, a group of unidentified miscreants, armed with sledgehammers vandalised the Tulsi Mandir. Moreover, the miscreants spray-painted the word ‘Dog’ both in front of the temple and down the block before fleeing in two cars, a white Mercedes Benz.
 
“We are deeply saddened to learn of the vandalism at the Tulsi Mandir last night,” the Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol tweeted. “This is not the first time something like this has happened, and it must stop. We must work together to send a clear message that hate crimes towards any religion will not be tolerated.”
 
 
 
The community members are sad and heartbroken after Gandhi’s statue was again vandalized. “To see them coming after us like this is very painful,” he told.
 
Notably, the same statue was vandalised less than two weeks earlier, on August 3, 2022. Then too, some unidentified men had knocked over the statue outside the Shri Tulsi Mandir in Richmond Hill, leaving it to face down on the ground with the hand in pieces and an arm cracked.
 
It should also be noted that New York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar announced that she would hold a press conference on August 9 with community leaders and elected officials to denounce an alleged hate crime at Shri Tulsi Mandir located in South Richmond Hill. Condemning the incident, she had said that the desecration of Gandhi statues and anti-Hindu hate crimes would not be tolerated in Richmond Hill or anywhere across New York State.