A prominent Hindu temple in California was vandalised on Saturday, sparking condemnation from the India government, which called it a “despicable” act, urging US authorities to take action against those responsible.
The attack on the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills, a city in Southern California, came days before a planned “Khalistani referendum” in Los Angeles in March – a non-binding vote for an independent Sikh homeland in India’s northern Punjab region.
