to honour malla, a statue donated by bharatiya gorkha parisangh, a national body of indian gorkhas, was unveiled at the parliament house complex by prime minister manmohan singh in 2004. vice president bhairon singh shekhawat, lok sabha speaker somnath chatterjee and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. 25 august, the day of his hanging is observed as balidan diwas, or martyrs' day, by gorkhas across india.