A statue of U Tirot Sing Syiem – a legendary Khasi freedom fighter, which was unveiled by the Meghalaya government at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Dhaka on February 16, this year, has been demolished by a mob of rioters during the ongoing unrest in violence-hit Bangladesh.
Confirming this on Tuesday, Arts and Culture Minister Paul Lyngdoh said, “I have just seen a video sent by one media person showing the destruction of the entire IGCC and apparently the statue of U Tirot Sing Syiem also was demolished by a mob.”
Asked, Lyngdoh said, “We have just seen and have just watched this video five minutes back so apparently there is huge anti-India campaign which is ongoing in that country and in the process the attack was meant on the Indian High Commission Cultural Centre and since the monument was erected within the premises of that Centre it also fell prey to these mobs of arsonists and rioters.”
“According to the video, I think the bust is demolished but the lower portion wearing the name of Tirot Sing that is still intact.”
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