In Canada’s Brampton, a well-known Hindu temple named Gauri Shankar Mandi was vandalized with ‘anti-India’ graffiti leaving the Indian citizens there in a state of shock. The Indian Consulate General in Toronto issued a statement on Tuesday condemning the anti-Indian attack on the Gauri Shankar Mandir in Brampton. The matter is under investigation by the Canadian authorities.
Reportedly, a shocking incident took place in Gauri Shankar Mandi of Brampton in Canada. The walls of the temple were defaced with slogans ‘Khalistan Zindabad.’ The Indian Consulate General in Toronto has issued a statement writing, “The hateful act of vandalism has deeply hurt sentiments of the Indian community in Canada. We have raised our concerns on the matter with Canadian authorities."
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown condemned the defacing of the temple, which is a symbol of Indian heritage. He tweeted, "This hateful act of vandalism has no place in our city or country." He added that he had raised his concerns over this hate crime with Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah. "Everyone deserves to feel safe in their place of worship," Brown said.
This is not the very first incident that has taken place in Canada. In July 2022, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at a Vishnu Temple in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Canada was desecrated. In September 2022, Canada's BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir was defaced by alleged Khalistani miscreants with anti-India graffiti.
More than 2.46 lakh Indians immigrated to Canada between 2016 and 2021, according to a recent Statistics Canada report. The National Statistical Office of Canada showed a 72 per cent rise in hate crimes in Canada between 2019 and 2021 targeting a person's race, religion or sexual orientation.
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