US Congressman Shri Thanedar on Wednesday condemned the recent attacks on Hindu temples in the country, saying we should not tolerate any kind of phobia, Hinduphobia.
“We should not tolerate any kind of phobia, Hinduphobia. The religions are about love, helping each other and doing good things for each other. And these attacks on Hindu temples–I strongly condemn them and we must not tolerate that. I serve on the Homeland Security Committee and I am speaking with my committee members about helping religious organisations do better ability. Provide them the funds and resources they need to protect the religious organisations and help them fight any kind of Hinduphobia, any kind of hatred that we see,” Thanedar said while speaking with ANI.
Thanedar also called the opening of Ram Mandir on January 22 a historic moment. “I think it means a lot. It’s historic and it’s a pride for every Indian to see that temple built. I have seen pictures of it and they are spectacular. Through the Ramayana epic, we bring people together. This is a cultural bond that we have with likeminded people and now we see Ramayana has been appreciated all over the Asia-Pacific region with 15 different countries,” the Congressman said.
“It is practiced and the Ramayana brings it to us. It’s more than epic. It is the value system. I grew up in a Hindu family, studying Ramayana and singing verses from Ramayana. So that is just a second nature to me,” he added.
