India Slams Vandalisation of Three Hindu Temples in Australia; Glorification of Anti-India Terrorists
Final Updated: January 26, 2023, 15: 03 IST
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A third Hindu temple has been vandalised with professional-Khalistan graffiti in Melbourne’s Albert Park. (Screengrab)
Earlier, this month, the Swaminarayan temple in Melbourne, the historical Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs, Victoria and the ISKCON temple in Melbourne had been defaced by ‘anti-social functions’ with anti-India graffiti.
India on Thursday strongly condemned the fresh vandalisation of three Hindu temples here and the graffiti on them which incorporated the glorification of anti-India terrorists in Australia.
Earlier, this month, the Swaminarayan temple in Melbourne, the historical Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs, Victoria and the ISKCON temple in Melbourne had been defaced by ‘anti-social functions’ with anti-India graffiti.
”The frequency and impunity with which the vandals seem like working are alarming, as are the graffiti which consist of the glorification of anti-Indian terrorists,” the Indian High Payment in Canberra acknowledged in a strongly worded assertion.
The commission also famed that these incidents had been certain makes an strive to sow hatred and division among the peaceable multi-faith and multi-cultural Indian-Australian community.
The high commission highlighted ”that professional-Khalistan functions are stepping up their activities in Australia, actively aided and abetted by people of proscribed terrorist organisations such because the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and assorted inimical companies from out of doors Australia.” ”It’s hoped that now not most piquant will the perpetrators be brought to justice however staunch movement will also be taken to conclude extra makes an strive,” the assertion acknowledged.
As properly as, the commission has conveyed concerns in regards to the so-referred to as referendum in Melbourne and Sydney, announced by the proscribed organisation, the Sikhs for Justice next week.
The High Payment entreated the Australian Authorities to verify that the safety and security of people of the Indian community and their properties in Australia and to now not allow the spend of Australian territory for activities detrimental to the territorial integrity, security and national curiosity of India.
The Australian High Payment in Unique Delhi has also expressed bellow over the incidents, announcing the matters are beneath investigation.
”Savor India, Australia is a proud, multicultural nation. We had been insecure at the vandalism of two Hindu temples in Melbourne, & Australian authorities are investigating. Our solid enhance for freedom of expression would now not consist of abhor speech or violence,” Australia’s High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell tweeted only within the near past.
In accordance to the 2011 census, about 2,95,362 in Australia had been born in India and there had been 3,90,894 responses for Indian ancestry. In 2011-12 Indians had been the supreme source of eternal migration to Australia. Indians formed 15.7 per cent of the overall migration programme in 2011-12, per the strategies from the Indian High Payment in Canberra web predicament. PTI RK AMS AKJ AMS
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