Close X
Saturday, November 30, 2024
ADVT 
National

Calgary Sikh Gurdwara Vandalized With Swastikas And Profanity

Darpan News Desk IANS, 25 Dec, 2016 11:00 PM
    A gurdwara in Canada has been spray-painted with “racist” graffiti and profanity by some unidentified persons, prompting the police to probe the incident as a hate crime, a media report said.
     
    The graffiti was visible around six locations in and around the building of the gurdwara situated in 81st Street in Calgary city.
    Police said a graffiti coordinator and a hate crime coordinator have been called in to investigate the vandalism, Calgary Herald reported yesterday. 
     
    Meanwhile, the World Sikh Organisation (WSO) of Canada condemned the “racist vandalism” of the Sikh Society of Calgary that took place early on Thursday morning and asked community members to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activity around gurdwaras to the authorities. “The racist graffiti included a swastika and profanity,” the organisation said.
     
     
    WSO vice-president for Alberta, and Calgary resident, Tejinder Singh Sidhu said, “While we are saddened to see the racist vandalism of the Sikh Society of Calgary, it comes at a time when we are seeing racist, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic vandalism in several places across Canada.”
     
    “These deplorable acts are motivated by ignorance and Canadians must stand in solidarity to ensure that racist and discriminatory rhetoric is loudly rejected,” Sidhu said.
     
    In January last year, a gurdwara in Edmonton was spray-painted with racist graffiti and earlier this year, anti-Sikh posters were posted at Alberta University. 

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Hockey Stick Assist Credited For Helping Save Bald Eagle Near Revelstoke, B.C.

    Hockey Stick Assist Credited For Helping Save Bald Eagle Near Revelstoke, B.C.
    KAMLOOPS, B.C. — An injured eagle that was coaxed to safety in southeastern British Columbia with the help of a hockey stick and a chunk of salmon appears to be on the mend.

    Hockey Stick Assist Credited For Helping Save Bald Eagle Near Revelstoke, B.C.

    No Arrests After Suspected Targeted Shooting In Vancouver Injures Woman

    No Arrests After Suspected Targeted Shooting In Vancouver Injures Woman
    VANCOUVER — An apparently targeted shooting has seriously injured a 42-year-old woman in Vancouver.

    No Arrests After Suspected Targeted Shooting In Vancouver Injures Woman

    Christy Clark Dons Hard Hat In Quest For 5th Liberal Mandate, Hammers Out Jobs Platform

    Christy Clark Dons Hard Hat In Quest For 5th Liberal Mandate, Hammers Out Jobs Platform
    British Columbia Premier Christy Clark never seems to miss the chance to put on a hard hat and pose with workers for what has become the trademark photo opportunity of her government.

    Christy Clark Dons Hard Hat In Quest For 5th Liberal Mandate, Hammers Out Jobs Platform

    Shocked Ottawa Muslim Community Grieving After Sisters Stabbed To Death By Brother

    Shocked Ottawa Muslim Community Grieving After Sisters Stabbed To Death By Brother
    Police allege that 32-year-old Asma A-Noor and her 29-year-old sister Nasiba were both stabbed to death in an Ottawa home on Friday night.

    Shocked Ottawa Muslim Community Grieving After Sisters Stabbed To Death By Brother

    PM Trudeau Says He'll Defend Canadian Interests, Values, If Trump Goes Too Far

    OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he would not hesitate to protect the interests — and the values — of Canadians if they clash with the agenda of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.

    PM Trudeau Says He'll Defend Canadian Interests, Values, If Trump Goes Too Far

    Trudeau Promises Two Emergency Towing Vessels For West Coast

    VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the second of two emergency towing vessels that have been promised as part of a federal plan to protect Canada's oceans will operate on the West Coast.

    Trudeau Promises Two Emergency Towing Vessels For West Coast