ANI
A statement from the Hindu Sabha temple said the suspension was due to the priest’s controversial involvement with protesters on Sunday, but did not elaborate, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported. Addressing the press, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said the pastor spread violent rhetoric. The clash took place on November 3 in Brampton, in which protesters waved Khalistani flags outside the Hindu Sabha temple. The consular program organized in the presence of Indian officials turned into violent scenes. Following the Khalistani attack, a huge crowd gathered outside the Hindu Sabha temple in solidarity with the temple and the community.
The priest of a Hindu temple in Brampton city of Canada has been suspended for spreading violent rhetoric during the recent clash between the protesters carrying Khalistani flags and the people present there. On 3 November, a protest took place at the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton and unverified video circulated on social media showed protesters holding banners in support of Khalistan. The video shows fist fights and people attacking each other with sticks on the ground around the temple. Protesters carrying Khalistani flags clashed with people and disrupted a consular event co-organized by the temple authorities and the Indian Consulate.
A statement from the Hindu Sabha temple said the suspension was due to the priest’s controversial involvement with protesters on Sunday, but did not elaborate, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported.
Addressing the press, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said the pastor spread violent rhetoric. The clash took place on November 3 in Brampton, in which protesters waved Khalistani flags outside the Hindu Sabha temple. The consular program organized in the presence of Indian officials turned into violent scenes. Following the Khalistani attack, a huge crowd gathered outside the Hindu Sabha temple in solidarity with the temple and the community.
