The historic Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Australia was vandalised lately.
Melbourne:
India right this moment strongly condemned the latest vandalism of three Hindu temples in Australia and the graffiti on them which included the glorification of anti-India terrorists.
Earlier, this month, the Swaminarayan temple in Melbourne, the historic Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs, Victoria and the ISKCON temple in Melbourne had been defaced by ‘anti-social parts’ with anti-India graffiti.
“The frequency and impunity with which the vandals seem like working are alarming, as are the graffiti which embrace the glorification of anti-Indian terrorists,” the Indian Excessive Fee in Canberra stated in a strongly worded assertion.
The fee additionally famous that these incidents had been clear makes an attempt to sow hatred and division among the many peaceable multi-faith and multi-cultural Indian-Australian neighborhood.
The excessive fee highlighted “that pro-Khalistan parts are stepping up their actions in Australia, actively aided and abetted by members of proscribed terrorist organisations such because the Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and different inimical businesses from exterior Australia.”
“It’s hoped that not solely will the perpetrators be delivered to justice however appropriate motion may also be taken to stop additional makes an attempt,” the assertion stated.
As well as, the fee has conveyed issues concerning the so-called referendum in Melbourne and Sydney, introduced by the proscribed organisation, the Sikhs for Justice subsequent week.
The Excessive Fee urged the Australian Authorities to make sure the protection and safety of members of the Indian neighborhood and their properties in Australia and to not enable using Australian territory for actions detrimental to the territorial integrity, safety and nationwide curiosity of India.
The Australian Excessive Fee in New Delhi has additionally expressed concern over the incidents, saying the issues are beneath investigation.
“Like India, Australia is a proud, multicultural nation. Now we have been shocked on the vandalism of two Hindu temples in Melbourne, & Australian authorities are investigating. Our robust help for freedom of expression doesn’t embrace hate speech or violence,” Australia’s Excessive Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell tweeted lately.
In line with the 2011 census, about 2,95,362 in Australia had been born in India and there have been 3,90,894 responses for Indian ancestry.
In 2011-12 Indians had been the most important supply of everlasting migration to Australia. Indians shaped 15.7 per cent of the whole migration programme in 2011-12, in accordance with the knowledge from the Indian Excessive Fee in Canberra web site.
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