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Hooligans call Mahatma Gandhi 'racist', deface his statue in South Africa

<p>A Mahatma Gandhi&nbsp;statue in&nbsp;Johannesburg was&nbsp;defaced by some people who threw buckets&nbsp;of white paint on it while calling Gandhi 'racist'</p>

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Johannesburg: A statue of Mahatma Gandhi here has been defaced by a group of people who threw buckets of white paint on it amid racist taunts. 

The incident occurred yesterday when the group came in a car at about noon and threw buckets of white paint on the statue and surrounding plaques detailing Gandhi's history in South Africa, security guard Ntandzo Khwepe said.

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