- January 6, 2024
Another Hindu temple is defaced with pro-Khalistan graffiti in California – Times of India
SAN FRANCISCO: A Hindu temple in California has been defaced with pro-Khalistan graffiti, two weeks after a prominent temple was vandalised in the same United States state. Unknown persons vandalised Vijay’s Sherawali Temple in Hayward in the Bay Area, the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) said on Friday. It comes after the Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Hindu Temple in Newark was vandalised with anti-India graffiti on December 23.
“Another Bay Area Hindu temple attacked with pro-Khalistan graffiti.The Vijay’s Sherawali Temple in Hayward, CA sustained a copycat defacement just two weeks after the Swaminarayan Mandir attack and one week after a theft at the Shiv Durga temple in the same area,” the HAF posted on X.
The foundation said that they have contacted the Alameda police department and civil rights division. The foundation also asked temple leaders to download safety guides that say temple graffiti qualifies as a hate crime.
“Another Bay Area Hindu temple attacked with pro-Khalistan graffiti.The Vijay’s Sherawali Temple in Hayward, CA sustained a copycat defacement just two weeks after the Swaminarayan Mandir attack and one week after a theft at the Shiv Durga temple in the same area,” the HAF posted on X.
The foundation said that they have contacted the Alameda police department and civil rights division. The foundation also asked temple leaders to download safety guides that say temple graffiti qualifies as a hate crime.
