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Thailand Vishnu idol controversy: India has also intervened in the ongoing dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. On 22 December 2025, the idol of Lord Vishnu was demolished by the Thai Army with a JCB in Cambodia. Now this matter is becoming deeper at the international level.
India has officially expressed its protest against the demolition of Lord Vishnu’s statue by the Army. The video of this incident is now going viral on social media, in which it can be clearly seen that the Vishnu temple built on the Thailand and Cambodia border is demolished by a JCB machine. Let us know important information related to this statue.
A monument to a Hindu deity installed by Cambodia was torn down by Thailand’s army
Not a dismantling — more like a straight kick up the backside. Only instead of a foot, it was an excavator.
The irony is brutal. Both countries are Buddhist with deep Hindu roots. Hindus revere… pic.twitter.com/QzO0P5uWYx
— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) December 23, 2025
Height of Vishnu statue 9 meters
The idol of Lord Vishnu which was broken by the Thai army in Cambodia was more than 9 meters high. In the year 2014, this statue was installed on a platform.
You will be surprised to know that this same statue was installed by the Cambodian Army itself in the year 2013 in the part which Thailand considers as its territory. Now the Thai Army itself is being accused of having demolished the statue. The actual height of the statue is said to be 30 feet.
The statue was within 100 meters of the border
It is being told that the idol of Lord Vishnu was about 100 meters inside the Preah Vihar border of Cambodia. This statue was made in the year 2014.
Due to the dispute, on December 22, 2025, Thai Army soldiers demolished it with the help of an excavator. Now the video of this incident is going viral on social media, after which India has termed it as an insulting attitude.
Why was the statue broken?
The Thai army has also given the reason for breaking this statue. He said that there is no religious reason behind demolishing this statue. It is being told that this incident is not related to religion, but to a land dispute.
This idol of Lord Vishnu was installed near Chong On Ma area of Ubon Ratchathani province of Thailand. There is also a casino built here. According to the Thai Army, when they regained control over this area, it became necessary to remove the statue.
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