Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Canada vandalised

Two Khalistan supporters vandalised a Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey in Canada's Surrey, British Columbia province, leaving anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti. This is the latest in a series of similar incidents targeting Hindu places of worship in the country. India has condemned the attacks and sought action against the perpetrators.

A prominent temple in Canada's British Columbia province has been vandalised by two Khalistan supporters with "anti-Hindu and anti-India graffiti", the latest such incident targeting Hindu places of worship in the country.

The incident took place on Saturday at 12.29 am at the Shri Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey.

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According to the Facebook page of the temple, one male and one female jumped over the outside boundary and purposely pasted Khalistan referendum posters on the main entry gate and the entrance of the Surrey Mandir.

"It was really very sad what happened inside the Temple on August 12, 2023, late at night at 12.29 AM, when one male and one female person jumped over the outside boundary and purposely pasted #Khalistanreferendum Posters on the Main Entry Gate and Main Entrance of the Surrey Mandir," the post read.

India has previously condemned the attacks on Hindu temples by Khalistan supporters in Canada and sought action against the perpetrators.

This act was done to create an atmosphere of fear among Hindus, it said.