Swaminarayan Mandir in Canada’s Edmonton vandalised, defaced with ’anti-India’ graffiti

Ottawa : Apna Punjab Media : The BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Canada’s Edmonton has been vandalised and defaced with ‘anti-India’ graffiti. The Hindu Temple was defaced with slurs threatening Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian-origin Canadian MP Chandra Arya. Taking to microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter), Canadian MP Chandra Arya posted, “The Hindu temple BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Edmonton is vandalized again. During the last few years, Hindu temples in the Greater Toronto Area, British Columbia and other places in Canada are being vandalized with hateful graffiti.” Mentioning the role of Khalistani elements in attacking Hindu temples in Canada, Arya said, “Gurpatwant Singh Pannun of Sikhs for Justice last year publicly called for Hindus to go back to India. Khalistan supporters publicly celebrated in Brampton and Vancouver the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and brandishing images of deadly weapons.”