He was clearly wrong about India and his words have a nasty ring today, especially in a city with so many residents of South Asian background. But most people would still say: No, keep the statue.
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Pretty sure Indian would remove it on Indian land, like in India or if Indian have dominant number here. For natives, it is the same logic that applies, they think it is insulting to have it on their land.
The whole thing comes when you only can correct the wrong doing by lips (in reality you couldn't reverse the history).