India strongly condemns vandalism of Hindu temple in Canada
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torontoStrongly condemning the vandalism of a Hindu temple in Canada, India on Wednesday asked the country’s authorities to investigate the incident and take action against the guilty. The Ram temple in Mississauga city was vandalized and anti-India slogans were written. Due to which there is anger in the Indian community.
The Consulate General of India in Toronto tweeted in the early hours of Wednesday, “We condemn the vandalism and writing of anti-India slogans on the Ram temple in Mississauga. We have demanded Canadian authorities to investigate the matter and take strict action against the culprits.” The incident also sparked a strong reaction from Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, who said hate had no place in Canada and that police were investigating.
Mayor Brown tweeted on Wednesday, “I am saddened to hear about the hate-motivated vandalism at the Ram Mandir Temple in Mississauga. Unknown suspects spray painted the walls at the rear of the temple. There is no place for this kind of hatred in Peel Region. Peel Police and Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Durayappa are taking this possible hate crime very seriously. 12 Division has the authority to investigate and they will find those responsible for this.”
“We can make sure everyone is safe in their place of worship,” Brown said. Since 2023, a series of attacks have begun on Hindu temples across Canada, with nearly half a dozen related incidents including vandalism, anti-sloganism, burglary. According to media reports, there was an unsuccessful attempt of theft in the same temple last week. It is being told that the thieves fled after the security alarm was raised. According to media reports, a day after this, the Bharat Mata Temple in Brampton was burgled and the thieves made away with the donation box.
Last month, after the Gauri Shankar Temple was vandalized in Brampton with “anti-India” slogans, leaders from Canada and India asked the Ottawa government to take the matter ‘seriously’. Indo-Canadian MP Chandra Arya had tweeted, “I call on the government at the Canadian level to start taking this seriously.” The latest in a spate of attacks on Hindu temples by anti-Hindu and anti-India groups. Hate on social media now leads to physical attacks on Hindu temples, what next? There was also an unsuccessful attempt to break into the Shri Hanuman Mandir in Brampton on January 15.
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