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WW I Sikh Soldier Statue Vandalised In UK; Was Unveiled Just A Week Ago
A statue of a Sikh soldier outside Smethwick Sikh gurudwara to commemorate the First World War was vandalised in UK. (Image courtesy: twitter.com/ambassey)
Less than a week after it was unveiled, a statue of a Sikh soldier in Smethwick, England, has been vandalised. The words ‘Sepoys no more’, ‘1 Jarnail’ covered the actual lines which read ‘Lions of the Great War’. It is reported that the graffiti has now been removed.
The police are investigating the case and are going through the CCTV footage to identify the perpetrators. The statue, made of bronze, had been unveiled a week ago to mark the 100th end of World War I. In order to get it done, the Gurudwara had contributed 20,000 pounds. The inaugural event was attended by Preet Kaur Gill who is United Kingdom’s first female Sikh MP.
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