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After India’s neighboring country Bangladesh, now an incident of vandalism in a temple has come to light in America, due to which once again anger was seen among the people of India. This incident took place in BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Temple in Sacramento, San Francisco, California. The temple was vandalized on the night of 24 September.
During this time many anti-Hindu slogans were also heard there. People of India are strongly condemning this incident, and there is also a demand for investigation in this matter. Due to this, the Consulate General of India in San Francisco said that they are investigating this matter along with the local authorities.
Earlier, a similar incident was reported in BAPS Temple in Melville, New York, after which 10 days later, vandalism was seen in the temple once again. This time the temple in California was vandalized. About 2 percent of the population in California is Hindu. Such acts happening in the name of religion and caste all over the world are becoming a matter of great concern.
Heavy sloganeering
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, California was vandalized and anti-Hindu slogans were also being raised, such as ‘Hindu Go Back’ or ‘Hindu Wapas Jao’. The Consulate General of India (CGI) said in a statement on the social media platform X that the Consulate General of India strongly condemns this incident. He also said that the matter is being taken up with the local authorities so that the matter can be investigated and the culprits can be punished.
Vandalism happened in the temple earlier too
Earlier, a similar incident came to light at the BAPS temple in Melville, New York on 17 September 2024. This incident happened just 17 days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US. Earlier, in July, news of vandalism in BAPS temple in Edmonton, Canada also came to light. After all these incidents, the people of the Hindu community living there are very worried and there is an atmosphere of fear among them.
