On Monday, it was reported that the Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Australia's Carrum Downs had been vandalised with anti-Hindu graffiti.
The act was noticed by devotees who came for 'darshan' during the three-day 'Thai Pongal' festival being celebrated by Australia's Tamil Hindu community. (source:Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple's official website)
Responding to a media query regarding the vandalization and graffiti being written on Hindu temples, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said, "We are actually aware of the couples of temples that have been vandalised in Australia. We condemn these incidents