A statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of a temple in New York has been toppled and smashed in the second attack on the memorial this month and a local volunteer watch group has sprung into action to protect it.The incident in the early hours of .
Six men destroyed the statue at the Sri Tulsi Mandir with a sledgehammer and painted hate-filled words, around it and on the road, according to media reports quoting police.
The New York State Assembly declared that the ‘Republic Day of Nepal’ would be celebrated as ‘Nepali American Heritage Day’ or ‘Nepal Day’ from this year.