Shillong, Oct 24:Arts and Culture Minister Sanbor Shullai has announced plans to re-erect a full-size statue of Tirot Sing Syiem, a freedom fighter, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Speaking to media persons on Friday, Shullai revealed that he intends to discuss the matter with the Indian Embassy in Bangladesh to assess the situation and determine the next course of action.

“We will see and I have to discuss with the Indian Embassy,” he said.

The minister expressed sadness over the earlier incident where a bust of Tirot Sing was dismantled by a crowd in Dhaka. According to him, the erection of the statue was his personal initiative when he was arts & culture minister in MDA-I government.

He condemned the act and noted that even the statue of the father of the nation in Bangladesh was not spared.

The minister has discussed the matter with Commissioner & Secretary F Kharkongor and plans to personally visit the site to oversee the reconstruction of a full-size statue of Tirot Sing.

“We will fix the time and I will go personally to see the site because we have to reconstruct the full-size statue of the freedom fighter,” he said while emphasizing that the new statue should be a full-size representation of Tirot Sing, not just a bust.

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