After Lenin, Periyar, Syama Prasad Mukherjee Statue Vandalised 

After Lenin and Periyar, the statue of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee was vandalised on Wednesday at Kalighat in Kolkata. So far, six people have been apprehended and BJP West Bengal has come down heavily demanding strong action against the accused. "We demand very strong action against culprits," Sayantan Basu, General Secretary said.

The dismantling of the bust surfaced after BJP ousted 25-years Communist government in Triupra. With the help of a bulldozer. The party workers demolished Lenin's statue at Belonia town in South Tripura . The BJP demolished the Left citadel in Tripura, winning a two-thirds majority with its ally, the IPFT.

Incidentally, the very day, statue of social reformer and founder of Dravidian movement EV Ramasamy Periyar was vandalised in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district. This incident came in the wake of a Facebook post by a BJP leader from the state.

The incident, which the police claimed was perpetrated by two drunk men, assumed political significance as it came after a BJP leader indicated that statues of the rationalist leader could be the next to be pulled down after a statute of Communist icon Lenin was razed by suspected BJP workers in Tripura.

The duo have been arrested, the police said, adding that while Muthuraman was suspected to be a BJP worker, Francis is believed to be a CPI activist. Meanwhile, both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh condemned the acts of vandalism and defacement of statues.