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TEHRAN, December 15 - A controversial statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi has been pulled down at the University of Ghana following protests and petitions for its removal.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The figure was removed between Tuesday night and Wednesday from where it had stood on a recreational area of the university campus in Ghana's capital of Accra since 2016.
Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration approved the statue's removal CNN reported.
After its unveiling two years ago, the monument sparked protests among students and faculty members, who claim that Gandhi was "racist" and African figures should be put up first, according to a Change.org petition.
Gandhi was renowned across the world for his peaceful activism and remembered for his successful push for India's independence from Britain's colonial rule. He was assassinated in 1948.
Source: CNN
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