Thank you, India Journal, for quoting me: "The reinstallation has not gone down well with the group of Indian-Americans who have lodged a complaint with the Cerritos Mayor demanding immediate removal of the statue. The Organization for Minorities of India (OFMI) a Central California-based group has spear headed the protest. Among their detailed reasons for opposing the statue are that Gandhi promoted racial segregation in South Africa shortly before Apartheid; that he had illicit relations with two of his underage grandnieces at the height of his popularity, and that he entrenched the caste system in India. These are only a few claims among a slew of such in the case against the statue.... "However the OFMI seems unfazed. Arvin Valmuci, Coordinator at OFMI told the press they will be organizing local families and business-owners for a campaign seeking legal removal of the statue and will make their presence felt at upcoming city council meetings and demonstrate on the streets so the city cannot fail to hear them."
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 06:38:20 +0000
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