Global Outlook

  In another concerning incident, a Hindu temple located in California, USA, reportedly fell victim to pro-Khalistan graffiti, as reported by the Hindu American Foundation (HAF) on Friday. This occurrence comes within weeks of the Swaminarayan Mandir, also in California, being vandalized with anti-India graffiti. The HAF shared the distressing news on social media, stating, "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." Expressing their commitment to addressing the issue, the foundation mentioned ongoing communication with temple leaders and collaboration with the Alameda Police Department and Civil Rights Division. The incident follows the condemnation by the US State Department of the vandalism at the Shri Swaminarayan temple last month. The department ackn...