Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:56am on 30 Sep 2025,Tuesday India Global
A bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Tavistock Square, London, was vandalised on September 29, 2025, just days before the annual Gandhi Jayanti commemorations. The plinth was found defaced with anti-India graffiti. The Indian High Commission in London condemned the act as a "violent attack on the idea of non-violence," emphasizing its timing three days before the International Day of Non-Violence. The mission has reported the incident to local authorities and is coordinating efforts to restore the statue to its original state. The bronze statue was unveiled in 1968 as a tribute to Gandhi's time as a law student at University College London.
