Posted on 03/07/2018 1:33:19 PM PST by nickcarraway
Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been accused of pulling down a statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin in Tripura state.
Monday's incident happened days after the party swept elections in the north-eastern state, dislodging the Communist government after 25 years.
The five-year-old statue in Belonia town was removed with the help of an excavator as supporters cheered.
There have been clashes between BJP and Communist party workers in the state.
The NDTV news channel quoted eyewitnesses as saying the excavator which brought down the statue was hired by BJP workers.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
OK, but I was hoping for something involving a blowtorch.
Even in India, there are swamps to be drained!
One headhunter asked me if I would be interested in an engineering opportunity in Seattle. I told him I would have to pass. He asked why. I told him that I would probably be arrested for urinating on Vladimir’s statue in Fremont Square.
“I had no idea that a statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin in Tripura state existed.”
I had no idea there were still Communists outside US newsrooms and American college faculty lounges.
Yea!!!
Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have been accused of pulling down a statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin in Tripura state... after the party swept elections in the north-eastern state, dislodging the Communist government after 25 years. The five-year-old statue in Belonia town was removed with the help of an excavator as supporters cheered.
Cheers from me as well. Thanks nickcarraway.
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