In the state of Kentucky of the country United States, a Hindu temple was left badly vandalized and the idols of the Hindu deities blackene...
In the state of Kentucky of the country United States, a Hindu temple was left badly vandalized and the idols of the Hindu deities blackened with paint. It is surely a case of Hatredness against the other religions especially Hindus in the Christian dominant nation. Miscreants sprayed black paint all over, stabbed a chair in the main hall and left the knife there. This incident happened in the place of Louisville city, at the Swaminarayan Temple.
According to a local news investigation, the idol was blackened, windows were broken, walls spray-painted with ill messages, roughly constructed graffiti on the walls, a stabbed chair and emptied cabinets. The whole scene was very shocking to the Indian-American community of the Louisville city.
Reacting to this and being on the side of the community affected the mayor of Louisville city Greg Fischer has visited the vandalised temple. He said this to the media sending a wide message, "Anytime we see hatred or bigotry we will stand against it. The cowards who did this have only given our community more fuel and determination to embrace compassion, understanding, and each other".
Taking this as an example of how much work is left to be done he went on to say, "we still have to do as a city and a nation to make sure we live to our ideals of equality, of a country where everyone is treated with the respect we all deserve". Adding to the mayor's words Raj Patel a member of the temple said, " Regardless of what religion you are, this should not happen". In addition, Mr Patel says, " We come here to worship. We should not have to turn our backs to see who is behind us, but we should be happy to come here and worship in peace".
According to a local news investigation, the idol was blackened, windows were broken, walls spray-painted with ill messages, roughly constructed graffiti on the walls, a stabbed chair and emptied cabinets. The whole scene was very shocking to the Indian-American community of the Louisville city.
Reacting to this and being on the side of the community affected the mayor of Louisville city Greg Fischer has visited the vandalised temple. He said this to the media sending a wide message, "Anytime we see hatred or bigotry we will stand against it. The cowards who did this have only given our community more fuel and determination to embrace compassion, understanding, and each other".
Adding to the above statements he said, "Sometime between the end of services at the Swaminarayan Temple on Bardstown Road on Sunday and the time a repairman arrived on Tuesday morning, vandals broke into a window and vandalised spots throughout the building".
Taking this as an example of how much work is left to be done he went on to say, "we still have to do as a city and a nation to make sure we live to our ideals of equality, of a country where everyone is treated with the respect we all deserve". Adding to the mayor's words Raj Patel a member of the temple said, " Regardless of what religion you are, this should not happen". In addition, Mr Patel says, " We come here to worship. We should not have to turn our backs to see who is behind us, but we should be happy to come here and worship in peace".
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