“As Canadians, we practice, celebrate, and share our many different religious faiths and heritage peacefully and let us all pledge to continue to do so.”
— Chandra Arya, Canadian Member of Parliament
Canadian Member of Parliament Chandra Arya condemned the defacing of Ram Mandir in Mississauga with anti-India graffiti, according to an India Today Web Desk report. He said authorities needed to seriously look into the activities of anti-Hindu and anti-India groups and take action now. Canada needs to address the growing Hinduphobia, the MP said on February 17.
He was reacting to the defacement of the Ram Mandir in Canada’s Mississauga. The Consulate General of India in Toronto strongly condemned the incident and called for prompt action.
The miscreants wrote slogans against India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi and praised pro-Khalistan leader Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Photographs of the vandalism shared on Twitter showed the white exterior walls of the temple spray-painted with anti-India graffiti.
“These groups first joined hands-on social media targeting Hindu-Canadians and starting the trend of Hinduphobia. Now they have moved on to physical attacks on Hindu temples. There are reports that individual Hindu Canadians are also being targeted.”
— Chandra Arya
“It is with pain and anguish that I state the Ram Mandir, a Hindu temple in Mississauga, has become the latest target of hate crime. In recent times, other Hindu temples across Canada have been targets of hate crimes by anti-Hindu and anti-India groups,” Aryan said in the parliament, according to a statement shared by an MP on Twitter.
“These groups first joined hands-on social media targeting Hindu-Canadians and starting the trend of Hinduphobia. Now they have moved on to physical attacks on Hindu temples. There are reports that individual Hindu Canadians are also being targeted. As I have said before, Canada needs to take the issue seriously and address the growing Hinduphobia. As Canadians, we practice, celebrate, and share our many different religious faiths and heritage peacefully and let us all pledge to continue to do so,” he added.
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