Tadepalligudem, Nov. 14: Freedom fighters and Gandhians on Wednesday destroyed a statue of Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. The statue was set up by Vishwa Hindu Parishad coastal districts leader and advocate Gollapudi Shyamprasad Mukherjee on his plot in the Housing Board.
He was planning to formally unveil the statue on Thursday evening and had asked the public to attend the ceremony. Mr Mukherjee had also published pamphlets against Mahatma Gandhi and his ideas.