Spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Protests Arrest Of Priest In Bangladesh
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Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a prominent former leader of ISKCON in Bangladesh, was arrested in Dhaka on Monday
Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar today spoke up in support of the Hindu religious leader arrested in Bangladesh, questioning "What kind of justice targets one who stands with the affected people".
Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, a prominent former leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh, was arrested in Dhaka on Monday after protests by the Hindu community in Rangpur, demanding stronger legal protections for minority groups. He has been accused of sedition and was denied bail by a Dhaka court on Tuesday.
Bangladesh has seen widespread political violence and protests over minority rights since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
