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BAPS Temple condemns fourth desecration

incident on its premises this year

OUR BUREAU day thanked US Congressman Tom
Suozzi for condemning the desecra-
Greenwood, IN
tion of their temple.
he Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Suozzi demanded people to call
Purushottam Swaminarayan out hatred and bigotry.
TSanstha (BAPS) on Tuesday In a post on X, BAPS said,
condemned yet another act of dese- “Thank you, Tom Suozzi, for speak-
cration at its temple in Greenwood, ing out against the desecration of an-
Indiana, marking the fourth such inci- other BAPS Mandir. We are grateful
dent on its premises in less than a year. for your continued support of our
In a post on X, BAPS Public Af- community.”
fairs said the latest incident has only Suozzi said, “This is the third
strengthened the community’s re- hateful attack on a BAPS Temple.
solve to stand united against anti-re- We must prosecute the perpetrators
ligious behaviour. and educate against hate. We must
“For the 4th time in less than a ened our community’s resolve, similar attacks on Hindu temples all call out hatred and bigotry when
year, our Mandir has been desecrat- and we remain united in our stand in the United States, drawing sharp we see it.”
ed by a hateful act. The anti-Hindu against anti-religious behavior,” the condemnation from Indian authori- BAPS said that their temple has
hate crime against the BAPS Mandir organisation posted. ties and community organisations. been desecrated again, making it the
in Greenwood, IN has only strength- This incident follows a series of Meanwhile, BAPS on Tues- fourth incident in less than a year.

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