Monday, December 17, 2018

Teachers Rip Down Statue Of Gandhi Unveiled By Ghana’s President - Saying The Independence Leader Was ‘Racist’ As A Young Man In South Africa

The teachers removed the Gandhi statue removed from University of Ghana on Wednesday after campaigning for two years 
Teachers at the University of Ghana pulled down the statue on Wednesday They had campaigned for its removal since it was unveiled in 2016 India's renowned independence leader used offensive racial slurs in his writings
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi on a university campus in Ghana has been pulled down by lecturers arguing that India's most renowned independence leader was racist. 
Lecturers and students stand triumphant in front of the empty plinth after they pulled down the statue of Gandhi from the university's recreational quadrangle