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The High Commission of India has powerfully condemned the vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue astatine Tavistock Square successful London connected Monday (September 29, 2025), conscionable days earlier the yearly Gandhi Jayanti celebrations are scheduled to beryllium held astatine the tract connected October 2.
The plinth of the iconic statue, which depicts the Father of the Nation successful a seated meditative pose, was discovered daubed with immoderate disturbing graffiti. The Indian ngo said it has reported the desecration to the section authorities, adjacent arsenic its officials are astatine the tract to coordinate the restoration of the monument to its archetypal state.
“The High Commission of India successful London is profoundly saddened and powerfully condemns the shameful enactment of vandalism of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi astatine Tavistock Square successful London,” the Indian High Commission successful London said successful a connection connected societal media.
“This is not conscionable vandalism, but a convulsive onslaught connected the thought of non-violence, 3 days earlier the International Day of Non-Violence, and connected the bequest of the Mahatma. We have taken this up powerfully with section authorities for contiguous action, and our squad is already connected site, coordinating with authorities to reconstruct the statue to its archetypal dignity,” it stated.
Gandhi Jayanti, designated arsenic International Day of Non-Violence by the United Nations, is commemorated with floral tributes and Gandhiji’s favourite bhajans at the monument successful London annually connected October 2.
The bronze statue, created with the backing of the India League, was unveiled successful 1968 astatine the quadrate arsenic a motion to Mahatma Gandhi’s days arsenic a instrumentality pupil astatine the adjacent University College London. The inscription connected the plinth reads: “Mahatma Gandhi, 1869-1948”.
The Metropolitan Police and the section Camden Council authorities said they are looking into reports of vandalism.
