Hindus worldwide dismayed at forced closure of Swindon Hindu Temple

Hindus globally are highly concerned regarding reports of overnight closure of Swindon Hindu Temple & Cultural Centre in South West England by Swindon Borough Council without consulting the community. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA), said that it was clearly a case of ill-treatment of minorities in England, where instead of providing security and helping repair the damage caused by five vandalizing incidents during the last few months at the Temple, the Council decided unilaterally to pluck a resource which met the spiritual needs of about 20,000 Hindus of the area.   Rajan Zed urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson; and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove to seriously and urgently look into this issue of displacement of the Swindon area Hindu community. He also urged Swindon Mayor Garry Perkins and Swindon Councilors to work with area Hindus and treat them with fairness and respect they deserved, so that they did not feel abandoned by their local leaders.   According to reports, Swindon Hindu Temple & Cultural Centre, run by Swindon Hindu Temple Trust; undertook various religious, social, community, cultural, interfaith and charitable activities. Its vision included “Establish Swindon as a Cultural destination”.