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Leaders, community members condemn vandalism at Melville BAPS Hindu Temple; legislators pledge support
Summary
Temple leaders told the Suffolk County Legislature that a Melville BAPS temple was vandalized with anti-Hindu spray paint Sept. 16; they thanked elected officials and law enforcement for a prayer-for-peace response and urged a full criminal investigation.
Girish Patel, speaking for the BAPS Hindu Temple in Melville, told the Suffolk County Legislature at its Oct. 1 meeting that the temple’s sign and driveway were defaced with anti-India and anti-Hindu spray paint on Sept. 16. Patel said the vandalism was a direct attack on the temple’s mission of “peace, harmony, equality and selfless service.”
Patel said the temple reunited at the…
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