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  • DATE:17/01/2023
  • Perpetrators:Khalistani supporters
  • WERE YOU THERE?:No
  • General act of Hindumisia. (Add count ):1
  • Where did you come to know about this event from ? (Please provide source link):https://www.opindia.com/2023/01/australia-historic-shri-shiva-vishnu-temple-attacked-khalistani-supporters/

[ Reported as seen]

On 16 January, 2023, Khalistani supporters vandalized the Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs and wrote anti-Hindu and anti-India slogans on the walls near the temple. The slogans read, Target Modi’, ‘Modi Hitler’, and ‘Hindustan Murdabad’.

The vandalization occurred on the day of the “Thai Pongal” festival, which is observed by the Tamil Hindu population. Devotees had crowded the temple to celeberate the 3 day long festival.

The incident came only hours after Khalistan activists attempted to mobilize support for their referendum through a vehicle rally in Melbourne on the evening of January 15. However, reports mention that less than 200 individuals attended from a population of around 60,000 people in Melbourne.

This is the second vanadaliztion of a Hindu temple in Australia by Khalistan and its supporters.