How India’s Hindu nationalist rhetoric played a role in the violence at a Canadian temple

The Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, Ont., one of the largest Hindu temples in Canada, was the site of recent violence. (Wikimedia), CC BY

Diplomatic relations between India and Canada continue to decline in the aftermath of the slaying of a Canadian Sikh activist in British Columbia. A recent violent confrontation at a Hindu temple in Brampton, Ont. between pro-Khalistan protesters and Hindu nationalists has created further tensions.

Dozens of pro-Khalistan Sikhs, many of them members of Sikhs for Justice, gathered outside the Brampton temple to protest the presence of Indian consulate officials in one of several recent demonstrations in the Toronto area.