A petition was filed to take down Gandhi's statue in Leicester.

The petition was filed by Kerri Pangulier, urging the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Leicester city.

The petition was filed by Kerri Pangulier, urging the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Leicester city.The online petition filed on change.org by Kerri Pangulier accused Mahatma Gandhi for being racist, fascist, and a sexual predator, Hence the petition had solicited for the removal of his statue from the city. The request had gathered the support of six thousand people online.

However, Kerri commented on her petition, stating that the Leicester City Council has requested her to submit a formal petition with her arguments for an extensive conversation about the subject.

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