Tripura Lenin Statue

Amid incidents of vandalism across India, that started with razing of a Lenin statue in Tripura, a statue of BR Ambedkar was found to be locked in an iron cage in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district.

Two statues of Lenin pulled down in two south Tripura towns 50 km away, Belonia and Sabroom, set off a string of statue vandalism this week across the country, amid concern that the tit-for-tat could get out of hand. This was one of the reasons for the Home Ministry to scramble into action and send out two advisories within a gap of hours to nudge ...

BJP chief Amit Shah today termed the desecration of communist icon Lenin's statues in Tripura and Periyar's statue in Tamil Nadu "extremely unfortunate" and asserted that any party member found involved in destroying a statue will face severe action.

A statue of the communist icon Vladimir Lenin, which was pulled down by a group of people at Belonia in South Tripura district will be kept at the municipal body premises in Agartala, a top official said. The nearly 11-feet tall fibre glass statue, which stood on a pedestal at College Square, was brought down on Monday, with a bulldozer.

The newly-elected BJP government in Tripura should repair Lenin's statue and put it back from where it was removed. It should put an end to the violence unleashed against Left supporters. Statues can be destroyed by force, not an ideology.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed "strong disapproval" to "toppling of statues," a day after two statues of Russian Communist icon Vladimir Lenin and a statue of Dravidian icon Periyar were vandalised.

Incidents of tit-for-tat vandalism of statues in Tripura, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal spurred Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to express strong condemnation and warn of "stern action". The home ministry has ordered all states to check such incidents and has cautioned that senior government and police officers will be held responsible for vandaliz...

The shock defeat in Tripura was bad enough for the CPI(M). But the demolition of the statue of communism's icon Vladimir Lenin at south Tripura's Belonia, a four-hour drive from capital Agartala, was such a symbolic blow that it brought the party's top leaders out on the streets of Kolkata on Tuesday. Leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxis...

Just hours after BJP leader H Raja threatened that statues of Dravidian icon and social reformer EVR Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar, too would be pulled down - after a statue of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin was razed in Tripura - two men vandalised a Periyar statue at a municipal corporation office in Tamil Nadu's Vellore.

Not one but two statues of Russian Communist icon Vladimir Lenin were brought down in Tripura amid clashes that erupted between Left and BJP supporters after the BJP swept assembly elections in the state, ousting Left party CPM after 25 years in power

The CPI-M has called "the destruction of the statue of Lenin is symbolic of the rabid anti-communist, anti-democratic fascistic character of the RSS".

The government condemns all kinds of violence but statues of foreign leaders have no place in India, union minister of state for home Hansraj Ahir said today. Mr Ahir's comment comes after a statue of communist icon Lenin was demolished in south Tripura's Belonia by suspected BJP workers

Left party CPM's general secretary Sitaram Yechury has announced country-wide protests, accusing the BJP of "thriving on political violence" as clashes broke out between supporters of the two parties in Tripura after assembly election results were announced. The BJP swept the election, uprooting the CPM after 25 years in power. In a memorandum to P...

BJP national secretary H Raja has created a storm in Tamil Nadu with a controversial Facebook post this morning, warning that the statue of social reformer EVR Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar, will be brought down, just like Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin's statue was razed in Tripura yesterday.

A statue of Lenin was razed in Tripura days after the BJP stunned the Left, which was in power in the state for the last 25 years. The Russian revolutionary's statue was in the heart of Belonia town in south Tripura, 90 km from capital Agartala. The Tripura police today said it has received four complaints of "post-poll" violence from various parts...

Amid incidents of vandalism across India, that started with razing of a Lenin statue in Tripura, a statue of BR Ambedkar was found to be locked in an iron cage in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district.

Two statues of Lenin pulled down in two south Tripura towns 50 km away, Belonia and Sabroom, set off a string of statue vandalism this week across the country, amid concern that the tit-for-tat could get out of hand. This was one of the reasons for the Home Ministry to scramble into action and send out two advisories within a gap of hours to nudge ...

BJP chief Amit Shah today termed the desecration of communist icon Lenin's statues in Tripura and Periyar's statue in Tamil Nadu "extremely unfortunate" and asserted that any party member found involved in destroying a statue will face severe action.

A statue of the communist icon Vladimir Lenin, which was pulled down by a group of people at Belonia in South Tripura district will be kept at the municipal body premises in Agartala, a top official said. The nearly 11-feet tall fibre glass statue, which stood on a pedestal at College Square, was brought down on Monday, with a bulldozer.

The newly-elected BJP government in Tripura should repair Lenin's statue and put it back from where it was removed. It should put an end to the violence unleashed against Left supporters. Statues can be destroyed by force, not an ideology.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today expressed "strong disapproval" to "toppling of statues," a day after two statues of Russian Communist icon Vladimir Lenin and a statue of Dravidian icon Periyar were vandalised.

Incidents of tit-for-tat vandalism of statues in Tripura, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal spurred Prime Minister Narendra Modi today to express strong condemnation and warn of "stern action". The home ministry has ordered all states to check such incidents and has cautioned that senior government and police officers will be held responsible for vandaliz...

The shock defeat in Tripura was bad enough for the CPI(M). But the demolition of the statue of communism's icon Vladimir Lenin at south Tripura's Belonia, a four-hour drive from capital Agartala, was such a symbolic blow that it brought the party's top leaders out on the streets of Kolkata on Tuesday. Leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxis...

Just hours after BJP leader H Raja threatened that statues of Dravidian icon and social reformer EVR Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar, too would be pulled down - after a statue of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin was razed in Tripura - two men vandalised a Periyar statue at a municipal corporation office in Tamil Nadu's Vellore.

Not one but two statues of Russian Communist icon Vladimir Lenin were brought down in Tripura amid clashes that erupted between Left and BJP supporters after the BJP swept assembly elections in the state, ousting Left party CPM after 25 years in power

The CPI-M has called "the destruction of the statue of Lenin is symbolic of the rabid anti-communist, anti-democratic fascistic character of the RSS".

The government condemns all kinds of violence but statues of foreign leaders have no place in India, union minister of state for home Hansraj Ahir said today. Mr Ahir's comment comes after a statue of communist icon Lenin was demolished in south Tripura's Belonia by suspected BJP workers

Left party CPM's general secretary Sitaram Yechury has announced country-wide protests, accusing the BJP of "thriving on political violence" as clashes broke out between supporters of the two parties in Tripura after assembly election results were announced. The BJP swept the election, uprooting the CPM after 25 years in power. In a memorandum to P...

BJP national secretary H Raja has created a storm in Tamil Nadu with a controversial Facebook post this morning, warning that the statue of social reformer EVR Ramasamy, popularly known as Periyar, will be brought down, just like Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin's statue was razed in Tripura yesterday.

A statue of Lenin was razed in Tripura days after the BJP stunned the Left, which was in power in the state for the last 25 years. The Russian revolutionary's statue was in the heart of Belonia town in south Tripura, 90 km from capital Agartala. The Tripura police today said it has received four complaints of "post-poll" violence from various parts...