On Tuesday, the Brampton Triveni Mandir and Community entre cancelled a Life Certificate Event scheduled for November 17 amid increasing fears of extremely high level of violent protests, according to the media reports. The temple said in a statement, “Please be advised that the Life Certificate Event scheduled at Brampton Triveni Mandir by the Indian Consulate on November 17, 2024, has been cancelled. This is due to official intelligence from Peel Regional Police, stating that there is an Extremely High and Imminent Threat Level of violent protests”.
Further, the temple authorities apologised to the community saying, “We apologize to all community members who were depending on the event. We are deeply saddened that Canadians now feel unsafe coming to Hindu Temples in Canada.”. It added, “We call on Peel Police to address the threats being circulated against Brampton Triveni Mandir and provide security guarantees to the Canadian Hindu Community and the general public”.
Brampton Triveni Mandir and Community Centre is a spiritual place for the gathering of all Hindus and like-minded people to gather to participate in Puja, Kirtan, Sewa and Pravachan. On November 3, an Indian consular camp at the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, near Toronto, witnessed a “violent disruption”.
The incident sparked widespread criticism in and outside Canada.Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned the “deliberate attack” on Hindu temple in Canada and said that “cowardly attempts to intimidate” Indian diplomats were appalling and New Delhi expects Canadian authorities to ensure justice and uphold rule of law. PM Modi tweeted on X (formerly Twitter), “I strongly condemn the deliberate attack on a Hindu temple in Canada. Equally appalling are the cowardly attempts to intimidate our diplomats. Such acts of violence will never weaken India’s resolve. We expect the Canadian government to ensure justice and uphold the rule of law,”.
The ties between India and Canada took sharp downturn following Canadian leaders making allegations without providing evidence about an assassination on their soil.
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