India’s outspoken response to the US graffiti that defiled a Hindu temple in favour of Khalistan

Images of pro-Khalistani and anti-India graffiti on the outside walls of the Hindu temple were posted on social media by the Hindu American Foundation.The incident has “hurt sentiments of the Indian community,” according to the Indian consulate in San Francisco, which denounced the defacement of the Swaminarayan Mandir Vasana Sanstha in California’s Newark city with anti-India and pro-Khalistani graffiti on Saturday. The embassy demanded that the case be looked into immediately and that the accused be taken swiftly to justice.”We vehemently denounce the anti-Indian graffiti that has been daubed on the SMVS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Newark, California. The Indian community’s feelings have been damaged by this tragedy.

Images of anti-India graffiti on the outside walls of the Hindu temple were posted on social media earlier in the day by the Hindu American Foundation. The pictures displayed derogatory phrases written on the temple walls against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the terrorist from Khalistani, too had his name scribbled in black ink.Additionally, the foundation asked the Newark police to look into the event as a possible hate crime. Pro-Khalistan slogans were written on the walls of Santa Monica, California’s Swaminarayan Mandir Vasana Sanstha. Following notification to @NewarkCA_Police and @CivilRights, a thorough investigation will be conducted. The post stated, “We are demanding that this be looked at as a hate crime.