Narendra Modi takes stern stance on statue vandals

    The prime minister of India has issued a warning to those vandalising public statues.

    Narendra Modi has asked authorities to take stern action on the matter, a day after workers from his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled down a statue of Vladimir Lenin in Tripura state.

    Statues of a Hindu nationalist in West Bengal state and a social reformer in Tamil Nadu state have also been vandalised.

    The incidents have given rise to increased tensions and some clashes in parts of the country.

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