Overview

• The plinth of the seated Mahatma Gandhi statue at Tavistock Square was found daubed with graffiti on September 29.
• India’s mission in London condemned the act as a “violent attack on the idea of nonviolence” days before the October 2 commemoration.
• Mission officials are on site coordinating restoration, as the Metropolitan Police and Camden Council investigate reports of vandalism.
• No arrests or identified suspects have been announced as inquiries continue.
• The bronze by Fredda Brilliant, unveiled in 1968 with backing from the India League, anchors annual Gandhi Jayanti observances in the capital.