Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reacted to a protest by Khalistan supporters at a Hindu temple in Ontario that turned violent during the weekend, saying efforts to “intimidate” his officials won’t affect “India’s resolve.”
“I strongly condemn the deliberate attack on a Hindu temple in Canada,” Modi wrote in a statement posted on social media platform X on Nov. 4.
Videos posted online appear to show Sikh supporters of Khalistan, an independent state they want to carve out of India, coming to blows with individuals attending the Hindu Sabha Mandir temple in Brampton, Ont., on Nov. 3.
Indian consular officials were visiting the temple on that day to provide administrative services to seniors such as related to access to pensions….