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Attacks on Indians and Hindu temples in US deplorable: BJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday condemned the desecration of a Hindu temple in the United States.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday condemned the desecration of a Hindu temple in the United States. The National Vice President of BJP Vinay Sahasrabuddhe said that the attacks on Indians and Hindu temples in the US are extremely deplorable.

Expressing his views on a micro blogging site, Sahasrabuddhe added, "Remember, Human Rights are for all. Selective brouhaha unacceptable!"

The comment by Sahasrabuddhe, who is considered as part of the BJP's think-tank, is seen as significant especially in the wake of US President Barack Obama's recent comments that "acts of intolerance" experienced by religious faiths in India in the past few years would have shocked Mahatma Gandhi.

Photo credit: Hindu American Foundation

BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli  also condemned desecration.  He said, "There have been a series of incidents in the last few days. The unfortunate desecration of a temple, the shooting of an Indian person, the elderly gentleman who was forcibly brought down by the police officers, all of these are certainly are condemnable and they raise questions. I think every country has to work towards tolerance..

He further added, "With regard to this incident we hope that the perpetrators are caught..justice is given to those who have suffered and at the same time such incidents don't take place again."

Though Obama had not named any particular religion and said that the violence is not unique to one group or religion, oppositions parties had came down heavily on Modi, saying that the US leader had made such comments because of the "communal and divisive politics" of the BJP-led NDA government.

A few days ago, a police officer had allegedly assaulted a 57-year-old Indian man in Alabama that left him partially paralysed.

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