MALAWI GOVT STOP MAHATMA GHANDI STATUE CONSTRUCTION

Mahatma Ghandi Status construction put to halt by government in Malawi.

Malawi government has order the immediate stop to the construction of mahatma ghandi statue. This is due to increase pressure from malawians that it hold not significant meaning. According to report, resident feel it is irrelevant to celebrate an indian man in Malawi. They felt that there are many Malawian heroes who deserve such an honour.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Rejoice Chaponda Shumba said she did not know anything while, public relations officer Anthony Kasunda  said the space is for statue only. Meanwhile, the story came into limelight after a report that an anti-statue grouping has obtained a court injunction. This injunction was to  restraining the council from going ahead with the construction of the statue.

Malawi News columnist George Kasakula said ”The Gandhi statue is senseless in Malawi and a mockery to our heroes that deserve honour and reverence for the role they played for the very survival of this nation.”

Some malawians even said that is its wrong to have such statue in the nation. They said the Indian community treat Malawians as slaves as they give Malawian workers little pay with harsh working conditions.

Currently, there is no construction of the statue anywhere around the nation due to pressure from the public.

Over the years in Africa, we have seen statue of individuals honoured in a country that is not theirs, should it even be considered when Heroes of that nations don’t have any??

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