The Indian Consulate in New York has condemned the vandalism of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple, saying it has raised the matter with the US legislation enforcement authorities for immediate motion towards perpetrators of the “heinous act”. “The vandalism of the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Melville, New York, is unacceptable,” the Indian Consulate stated on Monday in a submit on X. It added that the Consulate “is in contact with the group and has raised the matter with the US legislation enforcement authorities for immediate motion towards the perpetrators of this heinous act”.
Melville is positioned in Suffolk County on Lengthy Island and is about 28 km from the 16000-seater Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum the place Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to handle a mega group occasion on September 22. In response to footage shared on-line, expletives have been sprayed on the highway and the signage outdoors the temple.
The temple is anticipated to carry a prayer assembly afterward Monday midday following the incident. The Hindu American Basis stated on Monday in a submit on X that the Justice Division and Division of Homeland Safety “should examine” the assault on the temple “after current threats to Hindu establishments as a big Indian group gathering is deliberate in close by Nassau County this weekend”.
“It’s arduous to understand absolutely the cowardice of those that would assault a Hindu temple to air hatred for an elected chief. This assault, following current threats at Hindu and Indian establishments, have to be seen within the context of that menace state of affairs,” government director of the Hindu American Basis Suhag Shukla stated in a submit on X.
It additionally talked about that Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun had just lately shared a video threatening Hindu and Indian establishments. It stated that the vandalism incident in New York is just like assaults on temples that occurred in California and Canada.
“Gurpatwant Pannun, of “Sikhs for Justice,” just lately posted a video threatening Hindu and Indian establishments, together with HAF, because the group occasion approaches. The vandalism is just like that seen in assaults on temples in New York, California and Canada & referred to as out by @CongressmanRaja @RoKhanna @ShriThanedar @PramilaJayapal @BeraForCongress @shuvmajumdar and different political leaders,” Hindu American Basis posted on X.
Earlier in July, the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir was vandalised in Canada’s Edmonton. Canadian MP Chandra Arya voiced deep concern over the escalating incidents of hate-fuelled violence directed at Hindu-Canadian communities.
In a submit on X, Chandra Arya stated, “The Hindu temple BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Edmonton is vandalised once more. Throughout the previous few years, Hindu temples within the Better Toronto Space, British Columbia, and different locations in Canada are being vandalised with hateful graffiti.”
