Unidentified persons have vandalised the 100-year-old tomb of Mosa Walasam Sastriar, a 19th century poet, composer and evangelist, in Thiruvananthapuram city.

The son of the missionary’s great grand daughter, Sushil Chandran, said the tomb situated inside the LMS Church cemetery was razed to the ground by miscreants on Friday night.

Memorial

He said several prominent persons in society had recently suggested that a memorial be erected on the spot to honour the social reformer.

This could have caused those inimical to the idea to raze the tomb.

Anniversary

Residents of Thirupuram, where the lyricist and composer of several popular congregational songs were born, had on Sunday gathered to observe his death anniversary.

The police were yet to register a case in connection with the incident.

Sastriar was born in Neyyatinkara and was converted to Christianity by the famed British evangelist John Cox.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Thiruvananthapuram / by Special Correspondent / Thiruvananthapuram – February 29th, 2016