{"id":255159,"date":"2025-03-09T10:23:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T10:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/09\/congress-condemns-vandalisation-of-hindu-temple-in-us-demands-action\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T10:23:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T10:23:06","slug":"congress-condemns-vandalisation-of-hindu-temple-in-us-demands-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/09\/congress-condemns-vandalisation-of-hindu-temple-in-us-demands-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress condemns vandalisation of Hindu temple in US, demands action"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-118818087,imgsize-24634.cms?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Congress condemns vandalisation of Hindu temple in US, demands action\" title=\"Congress condemns vandalisation of Hindu temple in US, demands action\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"12\">The <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Congress<\/a> on Sunday condemned the vandalisation of a Hindu temple in United States&#8217; California and said such acts of hatred and intolerance were utterly unacceptable. The Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) temple in California was defaced with <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/anti-india-graffiti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-India graffiti<\/a> by some unknown persons in another incident targeting the community&#8217;s sacred spaces in the US. <\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:104--> BAPS said its Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chino Hills city of San Bernardino County was desecrated. <\/p>\n<p> Congress&#8217; media and publicity department head Pawan Khera said, &#8220;The <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/indian-national-congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indian National Congress<\/a> condemns in the strongest possible terms, the vandalism of the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/baps-shri-swaminarayan-mandir\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir<\/a> in Chino Hills, California.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;Such acts of hatred and intolerance are utterly unacceptable and have no place in any civilized society,&#8221; he said in his post on X. <\/p>\n<p>Khera said the Congress has for generations upheld the principle of &#8216;<a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sarva-dharma-sambhav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarva Dharma Sambhav<\/a>,&#8217; as envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi, and demanded action against the desecrators. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:1--><br \/> In a post on X, the BAPS Public Affairs said, &#8220;In the face of another Mandir desecration, this time in Chino Hills, CA, the Hindu community stands steadfast against hate. 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