Campaign Sign Of Indian-Origin Woman, Running For US Town Council, Defaced

Sarika Bansal termed the incident "shocking" and said she was "truly saddened by the act of vandalism and racism" against her campaign.

The campaign sign of an Indian-origin woman running for a town council in the US state of North Carolina was vandalised, with a photo of a Black person's face superimposed over her face, according to a media report.

Sarika Bansal, the only person of colour running for the Cary Town Council this year, found a campaign sign of hers defaced on Thursday, The News & Observer newspaper reported.

Ms Bansal was attending the town council's regular meeting when she was informed that her campaign sign was found vandalised in the Highcroft Village neighbourhood in West Cary, where she is contesting for the seat.