The incident took place at the Sri Lakshmi Narayan Temple in Brisbane. (Representative)
Melbourne:
In the latest incident of vandalism against Hindu temples in Australia, a prominent Hindu temple in Brisbane was attacked by pro-Khalistan supporters on Saturday.
The incident took place at the Sri Lakshmi Narayan Temple in Brisbane.
The Australia Today website quoted temple president Satinder Shukla as saying, “The temple priest and devotees called this morning to inform me about the vandalism on the boundary wall of our temple.”
“We have informed the Queensland Police authorities, and they have assured to ensure the safety of the temple and the devotees.” Sarah Gates, director of Hindu Human Rights, said the latest hate crime was an attempt to terrorize Australian Hindus.
Sarah Gates said, “This latest hate crime follows a pattern of Sikhs for Justice globally, clearly attempting to terrorize Australian Hindus. With propaganda, illegal signs and cyberbullying, the organization is facing an all-encompassing threat.” , intends to present fear and intimidation.” ,
Sarah Gates later tweeted a picture of the Hindu community fighting back after the attack on the temple. The community members along with the temple committee cleaned up the anti-Hindu hate-filled graffiti.
He tweeted with a picture, “Hindustan Zindabad.”
A longtime resident of the suburb said, “Khalistan supporters are terrorizing the Australian Hindu community and making it a very painful experience to practice their religion and go to temples.”
This is the fourth incident of vandalism in Hindu temples in Australia in two months.
On 23 January, the walls of the iconic ISKCON temple in Melbourne’s Albert Park were vandalized with “Hindustan Murdabad” graffiti On 16 January, the historic Shri Shiv Vishnu Temple in Carrom Downs, Victoria was vandalized in a similar manner.
On 12 January, the Swaminarayan Temple in Melbourne was defaced with anti-India graffiti by ‘anti-social elements’.
India has repeatedly condemned vandalism against Hindu temples in Australia and raised the issue with the Australian government.
During his visit to Australia last month, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Australian counterpart Penny Wong and cautioned against “radical activities” targeting the Indian community in Australia in the wake of vandalism of Hindu temples in the country by Khalistani supporters stressed the need. ,
S Jaishankar tweeted after meeting with Wong in Sydney, “Focused on taking forward our bilateral agenda. Emphasized the need for vigilance against radical activities targeting the Indian community.”
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