Indian diplomats have condemned the defacing of a Hindu temple in Ontario, Canada with political slogans. It was the second such incident within the Canadian province in little greater than two weeks.

Vandals defaced the wall of the Ram Mandir temple within the metropolis of Mississauga with slogans directed at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India’s consulate in Toronto referred to as on the Canadian authorities to “take immediate motion on perpetrators.” 

Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie tweeted that she was “angered by the hateful and divisive graffiti,” and that the police have been investigating the vandalism. “These blatant assaults are usually not reflective of our metropolis and area’s range and won’t be tolerated,” she stated.

In late January, graffiti was found on a wall of a Hindu temple in Brampton. Based on native media, the slogans have been linked to the Sikh secessionist motion in India’s Punjab state. The graffiti brought about outrage, with Chandra Arya, a member of Canada’s parliament of Indian origin, urging the federal government on the time to “begin taking this significantly.” 

One other temple was attacked in Ontario in September, and a statue of Mahatma Gandhi was defaced within the province in July.

In September, the Canadian Sikh group organized an unofficial referendum in Brampton on the query of whether or not Punjab ought to grow to be “an unbiased nation.” An identical vote happened in Mississauga in November. Canada is house to one of many largest Sikh diasporas on the earth.

India has condemned the vote held by the “anti-Indian parts.” Indian Overseas Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi stated in November that Canada had assured New Delhi that it will respect its sovereignty and never acknowledge the Sikh referendums.

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