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NEW DELHI: Another incident of statue vandalism was reported from Tamil Nadu's Pudukkottai district today when unidentified person damaged a figure of the 19th -century social activist Periyar EV Ramasamy, reported ANI.Following the incident, a case has been registered against an unidentified person and an investigation is underway.
Earlier this month, a statue of communist hero Lenin was razed in Tripura on March 5 sparking off a wave of similar actions across the country. A day later, in Vellore, following a controversial post by senior BJP leader from Tamil Nadu, H Raja, where he advocated the destruction of Periyar statues in the state, a BJP town secretary and some of his relatives stoned a statue of the anti-case icon on March 6. |
