The statue of former Soviet leader Lenin in Belonia town was removed with the help of an excavator as supporters cheered


Followers of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have pulled down a statue of former Soviet leader Lenin in the state of Tripura.

The incident happened on Monday. This was days after the ruling party swept elections in the north-eastern state, dislodging the Communist government after 25 years.




A local official of the outgoing Communist Party of India, Tapas Dutta, told The Indian Express newspaper that eyewitness had told him "that after the statue fell, its head was dismembered from the body".

"Then the BJP workers played football with Lenin's head."