On social media, a video has spread showing the vandalism of the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir temple in Toronto. Graffiti with anti-Indian slogans paints the walls of the temple.
“We strongly condemn the vandalism of Toronto’s Swaminarayan Mandir BAPS with anti-Indian graffiti. (We) have called on Canadian authorities to investigate the incident and take immediate action against the perpetrators,” the high commission said. of India on Twitter.
Charged The week On Thursday (9/15), Canadian MP Chandra Arya said the temple had been the target of vandalism in the past.
Another Indian-Canadian lawmaker, Sonia Sidhu, also expressed shock at the incident and called for the perpetrators to be held accountable for their actions.
“We live in a multi-cultural, multi-religious community where everyone has the right to feel safe. Those responsible must be placed to face the consequences of their actions,” Sidhu said on Twitter.
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