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Marcos to Rajapaksa: A short guide to leaders fleeing their nations

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is not the first leader to have fled their country in the face of popular unrest. Here is a brief list mentioning some of them

Marcos to Rajapaksa: A short guide to leaders fleeing their nations
Updated On : 13 Jul 2022 | 3:46 PM IST

Bye-bye Saint Lenin: BJP's Northeast win, attacks on statues, and more

Statues and wall graphiti depicting its saints (Marx, Engels, Lenin, Mao, and sometimes, even Stalin) are ubiquitous and red flags and the hammer and sickle sprout everywhere like weeds

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Updated On : 10 Mar 2018 | 10:36 AM IST

Periyar statue vandalism an extremist act to divert attention: Kamal Haasan

He said the vandalism of Periyar's statue in Vellore was also an act of extremism

Periyar statue vandalism an extremist act to divert attention: Kamal Haasan
Updated On : 09 Mar 2018 | 6:33 PM IST

Statues of pol icons, reformers razed; PM, Shah warn of stern action

The bust of Mookerjee was damaged by activists of Left-leaning outfit 'Radical' in south Kolkata, officials said

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Updated On : 07 Mar 2018 | 9:44 PM IST