Vandalism Targets Swaminarayan Temple and Local Asian Restaurants
In a message to the temple the Premier Jacinta Allan has said ” What happened this week was hateful, racist and deeply disturbing. It wasn’t just vandalism – it was a deliberate act of hate, designed to intimidate, isolate, and spread fear.
It was an attack on your right to feel safe and to belong, and on the values that bind us together. There’s no place for it anywhere in Victoria. And it must be called out for what it is.”
The Premier’s office statement says, “Soon, the Minister for Multicultural Affairs will visit the Shree Swaminarayan Temple to offer the support of our Government, and to listen to you and your community directly.
No community should ever have to endure something like this, but in speaking out, you’ve shown an enormous amount of strength and dignity.”
