The High Commission of India in London also condemned the act, calling it a "shameful act of vandalism" and stating that it had "taken this up strongly with local authorities."
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Satish Poonia condemned the vandalism of the Veer Tejaji Maharaj statue in Jaipur, calling it a "heinous act," and urged the police to take prompt legal action against those involved.
A wave of unrest swept through Jaipur's Pratap Nagar area after a statue of Veer Tejaji Maharaj, a revered folk deity in Rajasthan, was allegedly vandalised by unidentified miscreants late Friday night.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday strongly condemned the vandalism of the BR Ambedkar statue in Amritsar, stating that no one will be forgiven for the incident.
The Ambedkar statue in Agraharam village at Pithapuram in Kakinada district was allegedly vandalised by unidentified persons on Tuesday, which led to ruckus in the vicinity and disrupted vehicular movement.
Twenty-two people have been arrested so far in connection with installation and removal of a statue of a great personality (Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel) in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident occurred under the jurisdiction of Makdone police station on Thursday morning and Makdone police station in-charge has been suspended for negligence, the officer added.
The incident occurred near Purani Sabji Mandi, Kailaras locality in the district at around 11:30 pm on Wednesday. The incident has been captured in the CCTV camera installed near the spot.
The incident of vandalism took place on Monday and a CCTV footage of the incident also surfaced in which a man can be seen hurling stones towards the camel idol.
"A clash broke out between two groups in Atarwal village of Jalgaon district after a statue was vandalised by unidentified people," Jalgaon SP M Rajkumar said on Saturday.