Toronto: On the walls of the BAPS Swaminarayan temple in Toronto, anti-Indian graffiti was scrawled on Tuesday. The Indian High Commission denounced the incident and brought it up with the Canadian authorities, pleading with them to act quickly to bring the offenders to justice. "We vehemently condemn the anti-India graffiti that was daubed on the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto. have asked the Canadian government to look into the incident and act quickly against anyone responsible," the high commission tweeted.

Social media users have been sharing a video of the defaced temple where Khalistani slogans can be seen written on the walls. The authenticity of the video has not been confirmed by HT. Sonia Sidhu, a member of parliament for Brampton South, tweeted in response to the incident, "We live in a multicultural and multifaith community where everyone deserves to feel safe. Those accountable must be found and made to bear the costs of their deeds.

Unprovoked defacement of #HinduTemple in Canada. Can @PierrePoilievre assure his Conservatives wouldn’t indulge in identity-politics? Can his deputy @TimUppal condemn this act unequivocally & assure that he’d not overlook Khalistan extremism when in power?pic.twitter.com/g5lyOILl4Y

— Puneet Sahani (@puneet_sahani) September 14, 2022

Patrick Brown, the mayor of Brampton, expressed his displeasure over the vandalism. "The GTA of Canada is not a place for this kind of hatred. Let's hope the perpetrators are swiftly brought to justice "Tweeted he.

Indian-origin The incident is not unique, according to Canadian MP Chandra Arya, as recent hate crimes have targeted Hindu temples in Canada. "All should condemn the vandalism committed by Canadian Khalistani extremists against the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto. This is not a singular incident. These kinds of hate crimes have recently targeted Hindu temples in Canada. Hindus in Canada have good reason to worry "the MP declared.

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