"We have seen the reports and have raised it with the Italian authorities. We understand that an appropriate correction has already been made. The attempt to vandalize the statue, which is certainly reprehensible, has been addressed and the necessary corrections have been made Has gone." Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said.

The incident comes just before PM Modi arrives in Italy on Friday to attend the outreach session of the G7 summit.

Last year, just before PM Modi arrived in Australia after attending the G7 and Quad leaders' summit in Hiroshima, Khalistani goons defaced the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Sydney's Rosehill with anti-India graffiti.