However, this is not the first time that a temple is being attacked and vandalised by anti-India groups. Earlier in February, Indian-origin Member of Parliament in Canada, Chandra Arya, condemned the attack on Shri Gauri Shankar Mandir in Canada's Brampton and raised the issue of ‘hate-crime’ in the Canadian parliament.
He said, "The attack of Gauri Shankar Mandir in Brampton is latest in attacks on Hindu temples in Canada by anti-Hindu and anti-India groups. From hatred on social media, now physical attacks on Hindu temples, what next? I call on govt at levels in Canada to start taking this seriously."