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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Arpan Rai

India urges action after Hindu temple vandalised in Canada with ‘anti-India’ graffiti

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A renowned Hindu temple in Toronto was vandalised with “anti-India” graffiti, Indian officials said on Thursday.

An unverified visual of the defaced BAPS Swaminarayan temple in Toronto’s Etobicoke showed the message “Long live Khalistan” painted in orange on one of the walls. The message refers to the separatist movement by fringe groups demanding that an independent Sikh state called Khalistan be carved out of India.

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