Glasses stolen from Mahatma Gandhi monument in Tbilisi
The monument of Mahatma Gandhi was opened in Tbilisi last month. Photo: Foreign Ministry press office.
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Someone has stolen glasses from the Mahatma Gandhi monument in the Varketili district of Tbilisi, Mayor Kakha Kaladze has stated earlier today.
The monument of Indian political and spiritual leader was presented to the public on July 10, 2021 during the historic visit of Indian foreign minister and coincided with the 150th anniversary of Gandhi.
It is a very regrettable incident,” Kaladze said.
He stated that there have been other cases of vandalism in the capital, ’mostly committed by adults.’
Kaladze said that ‘it is much more regrettable that sometimes people are indifferent to aggressive and vandalistic actions of adults.’
The remains of the 17th century Georgian Queen Ketevan have returned from India to Georgia.Tortured in Persia for her faith, her remains were discovered during excavations at the abandoned Church Complex of St. Augustine in Goa, India in 2013.
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is paying his first official visit to Georgia on July 9-10. FM Jaishankar will discuss the bilateral relations, as well as exchange views on issues of regional and global interest with his Georgian counterpart tomorrow.
Sacred remains of a medieval Georgian regent tortured in Persia for her faith will be returned to the country for exhibitions and pilgrimage after successful conclusion of talks between cultural agencies of Georgia and India this week.
Damaging public property, including public spaces and municipal transport, will result in a fine of ₾300 ($112), while repeated action will be punishable by ₾500 ($187) or administrative detention, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced on Wednesday.