Shillong, Aug 6: Meghalaya Arts and Culture Minister Paul Lyngdoh on Tuesday evening confirmed that the statue of U Tirot Sing Syiem – the legendary Khasi freedom fighter, has been destroyed at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

While he did not comment anything on the incident, he 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.”

“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,” he added.

He further added that as per the video, the bust of the freedom fighter’s statue has been demolished but the lower portion with the name of Tirot Sing remains intact.

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