President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and other top leaders on Wednesday extended their new year greetings to the people and wished for everyone's health and prosperity.
Bharat (India) is emerging as a new catalyst on the global stage, and its influence will be felt across all sectors," Modi said while addressing the Indian Diaspora in New York.
The organisers have rejected the protests as against the spirit of the celebration of the Independence of the world's largest democracy and a pluralistic nation.
Six men destroyed the statue at the Sri Tulsi Mandir with a sledgehammer and painted hate-filled words, around it and on the road, according to media reports quoting police.
As of Wednesday, New York State had 0.34 per cent positivity rate
