Lately, we all have witnessed a growing cultural intolerance which is increasingly creating hatred and disturbance in the socio-cultural fabric of our state. The latest was the events that shook the region on 7th August 2015, when some vandals and local miscreants (backed by Right wing forces) desecrated a statue of Don Bosco that was scheduled to be inaugurated in Guwahati. This issue provoked a lot heat and political controversies
Noted journalist, Patricia Mukhim penned a powerful article on this entire issue in Assam Tribune on 13th August 2015 on this topic, which must be read by all concerned citizens.
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Also see:
1) Vandals prevent installation of Don Bosco statue(Assam Tribune) [
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2) Four members of BJP arrested in Don Bosco statue case [Press Trust of India,Guwahati] [
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3) ABVP Activists Vandalise Don Bosco’s Statue in Guwahati (The WIRE) [
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A reader of Assam Tribune very aptly summed up the entire issue in brief words, when he sent the following piece in the Letters to the Editor (20th August,2015)