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Statue vandalism updates: After BR Ambedkar, Periyar statues defiled, demand rises to arrest vandals under NSA act
Fp Staff • 7 years agoTwo statues of communist icon Vladimir Lenin were brought down in South Tripura, the police said, as the CPM and its arch-rival in Bengal, the Trinamool Congress, blamed the BJP for the incidents.
WATCH: Statue war continues; BR Ambedkar's statue damaged in UP's Meerut, officials replace it with new one
Fppolitics • 7 years agoAfter statues of Lenin, Periyar, Shyama Prasad Mookherjee were vandalised in separate incidents across India, a staute of Dalit icon Bababsaheb Ambedkar has been vandalised by unknown miscreants, say TV reports.
#StatuePolitics: After Lenin, Periyar, vandals deface Syama Prasad Mookherjee's bust in Kolkata; Rajnath calls for strict action
Fp Staff • 7 years agoTwo days after a Lenin Lenin was toppled in Tripura, a BJP office in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore was attacked on Wednesday
Under fire for comments on Periyar statue, BJP leader H Raja blames Facebook administrator for gaffe
• 7 years agoUnder fire from political parties in Tamil Nadu for his comments on late Dravidian leader Periyar, senior BJP leader H Raja, on Wednesday, sought to blame his 'Facebook administrator' for the gaffe and expressed regret over the same.
Fall of Lenin in Tripura transcends hooliganism and becomes an act of catharsis against communist violence
Sreemoy Talukdar • 7 years agoThe bulldozing of Lenin’s statue transcends goonish behaviour and becomes an expression of popular anger.
Tripura violence updates: Another Lenin statue razed in Sabroom Motor Stand; Guv says no breach of peace in state
Fp Staff • 7 years agoAmid reports of sporadic violence in Tripura, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today spoke to the state governor and the DGP and asked them to ensure peace till a new government is installed, an official said.
Tripura violence: As CPM-BJP workers spar over toppled Lenin statue, Rajnath tells governor to ensure peace till new govt comes in
Fp Staff • 7 years agoAmid reports of sporadic violence in Tripura, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday spoke to the Governor and the DGP and asked them to ensure peace till a new government is installed, an official said.