India on Friday "strongly" condemned the vandalism of the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan temple in Sacramento in US' California on September 24. The Consulate General of India in San Francisco said it has taken up the matter with local authorities to take immediate action against those responsible.
In a statement on X, the CGI said “The Consulate General of India, San Francisco strongly deplores the act of vandalism which took place on September 24th night at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Sacramento, California. @cgisfo has taken up the matter with local authorities to take immediate action against those responsible.”
On September 24, the BAPS temple was desecrated with the slogan “Hindus go back!” according to a post on their X account. This incident comes days after their temple in New York was also similarly vandalised.
According to ABC10, authorities are investigating the vandalism, which also featured expletives about prime minister Narendra Modi and Indian external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar.
