The Consulate Basic of India in New York has strongly condemned the vandalism at a temple in New York and has raised the matter with the US regulation enforcement authorities for immediate motion in opposition to the perpetrators of the “heinous act”.
“The vandalism in opposition to the BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in Melville, New York is unacceptable,” the Indian Consulate mentioned in a publish on Monday the tenth (September 16, 2024).
He added that the Consulate “is in touch with the neighborhood and has raised the matter with U.S. regulation enforcement authorities in order that swift motion may be taken in opposition to the perpetrators of this heinous act.”
Melville is positioned in Suffolk County on Lengthy Island and is about 17 miles from the 16,000-seat Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, the place Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to deal with a mega neighborhood occasion on Sept. 22.
In response to pictures shared on-line, expletives have been sprayed on the road and on posters outdoors the temple. The temple is anticipated to carry a prayer assembly later within the afternoon following the incident.
The Hindu American Basis mentioned in a publish on X that the Division of Justice and the Division of Homeland Safety “should examine” the assault on the temple “following latest threats to Hindu establishments as a big gathering of the Indian neighborhood is deliberate in close by Nassau County this weekend.”
“It’s obscure the utter cowardice of those that would assault a Hindu temple to precise their hatred of an elected chief. This assault, which follows latest threats in opposition to Hindu and Indian establishments, have to be seen within the context of that risk state of affairs,” Hindu American Basis government director Suhag Shukla mentioned in a publish on X.
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