Another Temple Attack: Indians Not Safe In US?

California has reported another incident of a Hindu Temple getting desecrated days removed from a similar incident in New York.

The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Sacremento was vandalized with anti-hindu graffiti on Wednesday night. “Modi-Hindus Go Back,” was one of the disturbing messages found on the walls of the Temple.

Less than 10 days ago some miscreants had defaced the BAPS Mandir in New York with similar anti-India and anti-Modi messages ahead of his visit to the country. However, the Indian PM never mentioned the incident during his address to the Indian diaspora.

Repeated crimes like this have raised alarms for the Indian community in the States. It also reeks of planned attacks by an organization rather than a one-off incident by some miscreants.

Modi and the BJP seem to be the main target of this group as they wrote hateful messages against the Indian PM and Dr. S. Jaishankar. The images coming out of Sacramento have become a cause of concern for the Hindus who were deeply hurt by the incident.

Sacramento County Sherrif and BAPS called out the religious bigotry and assured the safety of Hindus in the state. Lawmakers and officials also condemned the incident, calling for action against the increasing hate crimes.