Fourth temple vandalized in two months
A temple in Brisbane, Australia, was vandalised with graffiti on Saturday, according to a report. This is the fourth incident involving a temple in Australia in the last two months. When devotees arrived for their morning prayers on Saturday, the vandalism was discovered.
The Shree Laxmi Narayan Temple in Brisbane, located in the Burbank suburb to the south of the city, was allegedly vandalised by "Khalistani supporters."
“I am aware of what has happened at Melbourne Hindu Temples," Ramesh Kumar, who lives near the temple, told The Australia Today. He also said that even though he knew about the incidents regarding temple vandalism but facing this hate themselves was a very distressing experience.
This time, Khalistan thugs have directly blamed the Australian Hindu community for a crime committed by Indian National Congress supporters.
"Temple Priest and devotees called this morning and notified me about the vandalism on our temple's boundary wall," Temple President Satinder Shukla told The Australia Today.
Shukla stated that they will issue a detailed statement following a meeting of the management committee with police authorities.
Gayatri Mandir, another Hindu temple in Brisbane, had previously received intimidating phone calls from Khalistan extremists based in Lahore, Pakistan.
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