Third Hindu temple vandalised in Melbourne, anti-India graffiti found

A third Hindu temple was vandalised with antiIndia graffiti in Melbournes Albert Park on Monday days after Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs was vandalised The Australia Today reportedThe management of Melbournes International Society for Krishna Consciousness ISKCON temple also known as the Hare Krishna Temple found the temple walls vandalised with antiIndia graffiti in the early hours of Monday morningSpeaking to The Australia Today Bhakta Das Director of Communication for ISKCON temple said that they were shocked by the disregard for respect for the place of worship and added that they hav filed the complaint with Victoria PoliceWe are shocked and outraged with this blatant disregard for respect for the place of worship Das saidShivesh Pandey an IT consultant and devotee of ISKCON temple said that Victoria Police has failed to take any action against people who are running a hatefilled agenda against the Hindu community the news report saidIn the last two weeks Victoria Police has failed to take any decisive action against the people who are running their hatefilled agenda against the peaceful Hindu community The Australia Today quoted Shivesh Pandey as sayingAlso Read US embassy launches new initiative to cut visa wait timeThe attack on ISKCON Temple comes two days after Victorian multifaith leaders held an emergency meeting with Victorian Multicultural Commission as per the news report The Victorian Multicultural Commission had issued a statement condemning the vandalism of Hindu Temples in Mill Park and Carrum DownesEarlier the Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Australias Carrum Downs was vandalised with antiHindu graffiti The act came to notice on January 16 after temple devotees came for darshan amid the threeday long Thai Pongal festival which is being celebrated by Australias Tamil Hindu communityOn January 12 BAPS Swaminarayan Temple in the Mill park area of Melbourne was vandalised by antiIndia elements with antiIndia slogans written on the walls of the temple located in the suburb of Mill Park The Australia Today reportedPatel an onlooker who does not want to reveal his first name told The Australia Today shared how he witnessed the vandalised walls of the temple when he visited the site on ThursdayWhen I reached the temple today morning all walls were coloured with graffiti of Khalistani hatred towards Hindus The Australia Today quoted Patel as sayingHe added I am angry scared and dismayed by the blatant display of religious hatred towards the peaceful Hindu community by Khalistan supportersIn a statement to The Australia Today BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir stated that they are deeply saddened and shocked by these acts of vandalism and hate It said that they have remained committed to peaceful coexistence and dialogue to all faithsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever