A Hindu temple in Canada’s British Columbia was vandalised with Khalistan referendum posters pasted on the main door of the temple at midnight on Saturday.
The poster read, “Canada investigates India’s role in June 18th assassination”. The poster at the door also had a photo of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
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Hardeep Singh Nijjar was the head of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Canada’s Surrey. He was killed by two unidentified men on the premises of the gurdwara on June 18 evening. He was the chief of the separatist organisation Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF).
The temple that has been vandalised, Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, in Surrey, is one of biggest and oldest Hindu temples in British Columbia.
This is the third incident of temple vandalisation in Canada this year.
On January 31, a prominent Hindu temple in Canada’s Brampton was vandalised with anti-India graffiti. The act caused outrage among the Indian community.
The Mayor of Brampton, Patrick Brown, had then condemned the incident of writing hate-filled messages directed towards India on the walls of the temple.
In April this year, another Hindu temple in Canada’s Ontario was vandalised with anti-India graffiti. The Windsor Police released CCTV footage showing two suspects spray painting on the walls of the Hindu temple.
