Gayatri Mandir's president Jai Ram and vice president Dharmesh Prasad each received calls on Friday from a man who introduced himself as "Guruawadesh Singh" and asked the Hindu community to support the "Khalistan Referendum," according to The Australia Today.
Digital Desk: According to a media source on Friday, a renowned Hindu temple in Australia has received threatening calls asking it to chant pro-Khalistani slogans if it wished to observe Maha Shivratri peacefully, which falls on February 18.
After three Hindu temples were purportedly vandalised in Australia's Victoria state by "Khalistani followers" with anti-India graffiti, a threatening call was made to the Gayatri Mandir in Brisbane.
Gayatri Mandir's president Jai Ram and vice president Dharmesh Prasad each received calls on Friday from a man who introduced himself as "Guruawadesh Singh" and asked the Hindu community to support the "Khalistan Referendum," according to The Australia Today.
The anti-India supporter begged temple officials to ask the Hindu community to support the "Khalistan Referendum," claiming to be calling from Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.
"I have something to say about Khalistan. Ask the priest to support Khalistan and shout "Khalistan Zindabad" five times throughout your event if you intend to celebrate Maha Shivratri. Then, show me how you plan to do so, Singh warned the temple president in the report.
About the threat call, Prasad reportedly stated that violence against houses of worship is the largest crime and that "we as Hindus should be able to follow our faith without fear."
Then, Neelima, the Temple PR representative, said that she had received numerous calls from an American number.
The Gayatri Mandir was threatened after three Hindu temples in Victoria, Australia, were recently attacked and vandalised with anti-Indian graffiti, purportedly by "Khalistani followers."
An earlier warning to cancel a bhajan and puja event or suffer consequences was made to the Craigieburn Kali Mata Temple in Melbourne's northern region.
The destruction of three temples by Khalistani fanatics is still having a negative impact on the Indian community in Australia.
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple, popularly known as the Hare Krishna Temple, is located in Melbourne's Albert Park. On January 23, the management of the venerated temple discovered graffiti reading "Hindustan Murdabad" on its walls.
Similar vandalism occurred on January 16 at the revered Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Carrum Downs, Victoria.
Graffiti against India was written on the Melbourne Swaminarayan temple on January 12 by "anti-social elements."
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