Third in a row! Yet another Hindu temple vandalized with anti-India graffiti in Melbourne's Albert Park
The management of Melbourne"s International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple also known as the Hare Krishna Temple found the temple walls vandalized with anti-India graffiti.
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Melbourne, Jan 23: A third Hindu temple was vandalized with anti-India graffiti in Melbourne's Albert Park on Monday, days after Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs was vandalized, as per the reports of 'The Australia Today'.
The management of Melbourne's International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple also known as the Hare Krishna Temple found the temple walls vandalized with anti-India graffiti in the early hours of Monday (Jan 23) morning. Speaking to The Australia Today, Bhakta Das, Director of Communication for ISKCON temple said that they were "shocked" by the disregard for respect for the place of worship and added that they have filed the complaint with Victoria Police.
The second Hindu temple was vandalized in Australia within a week. Is anyone asking why this is happening now? Hindu temples abroad were never targeted before. pic.twitter.com/WS7qyAKdse
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"We are shocked and outraged with this blatant disregard for respect for the place of worship," Das said. Shivesh Pandey, an IT consultant and devotee of ISKCON temple said that Victoria Police has failed to take any action against people who are running a "hate-filled agenda" against the Hindu community, the news report said. "In the last two weeks, Victoria Police has failed to take any decisive action against the people who are running their hate-filled agenda against the peaceful Hindu community," The Australia Today quoted Shivesh Pandey as saying.
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The attack on ISKCON Temple comes two days after Victorian multi faith leaders held an emergency meeting with Victorian Multicultural Commission, as per the news report. The Victorian Multicultural Commission had issued a statement condemning the vandalism of Hindu Temples in Mill Park and Carrum Downes. Earlier, the Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Australia's Carrum Downs was vandalized with anti-Hindu graffiti. The act came to notice on January 16 after temple devotees came for 'darshan' amid the three-day long "Thai Pongal" festival which is being celebrated by Australia's Tamil Hindu community.