Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday said that all incidents of attacks and desecration of temples and places of worship in the United States are immediately taken up with the US Government through diplomatic channels.

"In recent years, there have been several instances of Hindu temples being defaced with anti-India graffiti in the United States of America. All incidents of attack and desecration of temples and places of worship in the US are immediately taken up with the US Government through diplomatic channels," MoS Singh said in a written reply to a question in parliament.