Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Washington on Thursday morning (local time) along with the Indian envoy to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
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Vandalised Mahatma Gandhi Statue in Washington refurbished and inaugurated

A month after it was vandalized, a statue of the Father of Our Nation in Washington DC has been refurbished. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi statue on Thursday morning (native time) together with the Indian envoy to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu. Sharing photos of the statue on the Indian Embassy web site, the Embassy wrote, “Mahatma’s message of truth and non-violence, peace and harmony continues to inspire people of India and United States and all across the world”.,

The statue, in entrance of the Indian Embassy in Washington, was vandalised on June three throughout the George Floyd protests by unknown particular person. Post the desecration, an knowledgeable was known as in to refurbish the Gandhi statue.

Bapu was one of many few overseas leaders whose statue was on a federal land in Washington DC, and was devoted by former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on September 16, 2000, throughout his state go to to the US, within the presence of the then US president Bill Clinton .

Expressing disappointment on the incident, Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun had earlier apologised for the incident. The matter was reported instantly to the State Department and Deputy Secretary of State had known as the Indian ambassador to handle the problem.

 

US Ambassador to India, Ken Juster expressed his disappointment and unhappiness concerning the vandalism in a tweet, writing, “So sorry to see the desecration of the Gandhi statue in Washington DC. Please accept our sincere apologies. Appalled as well by the horrific death of George Floyd and the awful violence and vandalism. We stand against prejudice & discrimination of any type. We will recover and be better.”

The Indian Embassy within the US additionally registered circumstances with the Metropolitan Police and the National Park police, and the matter is being investigated. The US officers have additionally requested to be related to the restoration of the statue.

The statue was vandalised with graffiti and spray portray, prompting the mission to register a criticism with the native regulation enforcement businesses. The desecrated statue of Gandhi, the design of which was created by Gautam Pal, was later coated and the positioning has been cleaned up.

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