Thank you @RepSuhas for speaking up on the House floor about the series of attacks on Hindu Temples in the United States and growing hate against American Hindus. This is an issue CoHNA has been calling attention to for months.
Since Dec 2023, there have been SEVEN physical attacks -mostly vandalism under the cover of “anti-India speech,” targeting temple after temple-even those founded by Hindus from the Caribbean and those born and brought up in the US.
This is the most glaring example of #Hinduphobia. Worse, despite these repeated attacks, there are no visible efforts to tackle the issue by law enforcement or study the problem by media.
American Hindus are hurting. When places of worship get attacked, how can a Hindu get spiritual solace, practice rituals and traditions and pray with community? We applaud Congressman Suhas Subramanyam for being the voice of justice and ask more lawmakers to speak up and ask for action.
@TheJusticeDept
https://t.co/pRVjSne8bg
🚨 South Asian Women’s Group Targets Hindu Safety Event in Montreal🚨
⚠️In a textbook case of Hinduphobia, SAWCC (South Asian Women’s Community Centre) is pressuring the @MTL_Ville, @SPVM & Centre Sanaaq (venue) to cancel CoHNA’s Aug 24 event in collaboration with SPVM: SURAKSHA, a civic education workshop to help Hindus identify & report hate crimes.
⁉️Why is a “South Asian” group pressuring the City of Montreal, SPVM & Centre Sanaaq to silence Hindus from accessing civic education? Why deny an immigrant-heavy community the same dignity every other group enjoys?
✍🏽 Please read the full report here:
https://t.co/DksWLk6nnM
🔄 It reminds us of previous attempts by Hinduphobic players - who in 2023 tried to offer unsolicited advice to Hindu students to rename their approved Rath Yatra celebrations. Or the folks who in 2022, objected to use of a Saffron flag to inaugurate Hindu Heritage Month. In 2024 they were offended by Canadian Hindus hosting a vigil for Bangladesh! The list goes on......
👉🏽Dismissing these lived experiences of Hindus is itself Hinduphobia.
✅ We are glad to confirm that, despite these pressures, the SURAKSHA event will go on.
We call on civic institutions to:
✔️ Reject deplatforming attempts
✔️ Affirm Hindus’ equal right to safety education
✔️ Build trust with all communities, Hindus included
✊🏾Such silencing of Hindu voices is unacceptable and this is exactly why CoHNA exists. As proud Canadians, we will continue to raise awareness and educate our community.
🫱🏾🫲🏽 Join us in supporting an equitable Canada that makes space for Hindus, just as it does for all.
https://t.co/DksWLk6nnM
Another day-another American Hindu temple attacked - this time in Greenwood Indiana. The sign of the BAPs temple was found vandalized with a 'message of hate'.
We understand local police are investigating and we urge them to treat this as a hate crime and to study this crime against the background of a growing national problem. This incident in Greenwood, marks the 7th physical attack on American Hindu temples since December 2023. A full list can be found here. https://t.co/Li1YtSV5ph
For the minority Hindu community in the US, freedom of religion feels like an increasingly hollow promise. When our places of worship are attacked with impunity, where does a Hindu go for religious ceremonies, for spiritual solace and for community?
It is time for lawmakers and law enforcement leaders across the country to urgently study and address this issue. @AGToddRokita
Thanks @indystar for providing the broader context.
https://t.co/WiiAw1sUR4
@indumathi37 Thank you for the info Indu Ji. It’s clear that many ‘liberals’ even in the comments section will refuse these points because he speaks their politics. Good luck to them. It’s why I don’t take identity politics peddlers seriously. I stopped when ‘white’ became a slur.
@abhijitmajumder@theskindoctor13 Absolutely. The rich can afford their idiotic luxury beliefs bc they won’t be affected the way the poor and the border cities will be
Poor and middle-class households send their kids to the fauj to safeguard the very freedom that lets rich, entitled brats sit in their safe homes and write articles calling those very soldiers settlers, aggressors, paid mercenaries, and worse.
@DhavalBhatt24 @praveengirotra @notPBD @realDonaldTrump How is it shame on him? He stopped the funds. Ffs can any of you look up information before attacking those who actually helped india?!
@AlHabibiTrader@praveengirotra @notPBD @realDonaldTrump@JDVance Who knows. They’ve been giving them bail outs for years and now they’ve started a war and want more handouts 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 they could have used it to improve the economy instead of attacking us