The UK government tendered an apology on Thursday, 19 April, over the Indian flag in Parliament Square in London being pulled down, torn and stamped on by individuals protesting against India and the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, reported Hindustan Times.

The flag was replaced soon after the Ministry of External Affairs expressed deep anguish over the incident. The Indian flag was torn down from one of the official flagpoles set up for all 53 Commonwealth countries at London’s Parliament Square.