London, Oct 2 (PTI) The plinth of the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Tavistock Square in London, which was vandalised just days earlier, was restored to a gleaming white in time for the annual Gandhi Jayanti ceremony on Thursday.

Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami said the coming together of the local community in the wake of the vandalism, reported to the Metropolitan Police on Sunday evening, symbolised a beautiful message in time for International Day of Non-Violence.

He was joined by members of the India League, which had supported the installation of the statue over 50 years ago, and the mayor of the local Camden Council, which cares for the monument.

“It’s particularly timely that we have this event today, not just because it is International Day of Non-Violence, which is Gandhi

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