Hyderabad, March 11 -- A mural related to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in United States' Washington was removed on Monday, March 10 after a Republican lawmaker threatened stop funding to the city.

The mural, spelling "BLACK LIVES MATTER" in bright yellow letters, covered two blocks of 16th Street Northwest. It was painted in June 2020, turning the pavement into a pedestrian zone called Black Lives Matter Plaza.

Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement against racism, discrimination, and racial inequality in the US that black people in the US face. It majorly opposes police brutality and motivated violence against black people in different forms.

The mural was mark of protest against racism. Las...