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Melbourne [Australia]Feb 18 (ANI): Federal Foreign Affairs Minister V Muraleedharan on Saturday interacted with the Indian diaspora in Melbourne and thanked them for their contribution to the multifaceted relationship with Australia.
“Great to engage with Melbourne’s vibrant Indian diaspora. Thank you for their tremendous contributions and value to our multifaceted relationship with Australia,” Muraleedharan tweeted.
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He will visit Melbourne and Perth in Australia and Singapore from February 18 to 21.
“The visit to Australia and Singapore follows his visit to Nadi, Fiji for the 12th World Hindi Conference on 15-17 February 2023 and Sydney, Australia, on 13 February 2023,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. continuation of”.
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Earlier, Muraleedharan had a fruitful discussion with Victorian Treasurer and Minister for Industrial Relations, Trade and Investment Tim Pallas on a wide range of topics and discussed issues related to the Indian diaspora.
“There were fruitful discussions on a wide range of topics related to our growing bilateral relationship with Victorian Treasurer and Minister for Industrial Relations, Trade and Investment, Tim Pallas. In addition, discussions related to the Indian diaspora problem,” Muraleedharan tweeted.
Notably, the Indian community in Australia has condemned the vandalism of Hindu temples in several parts of the country and demanded stern action against the perpetrators.
In early January, alleged Kharistan supporters vandalized several Hindu temples in different parts of Australia.
In January, the Shri Shiva Vishnu temple in Carrum Downs, Australia, was vandalized with anti-Hindu graffiti.
The act of “darshan” by temple devotees drew attention on January 16 during the three-day “Thai Pongal” festival celebrated by Australia’s Tamil Hindu community, Australia Today reported. On the evening of January 15, 2023, Khalistan supporters attempted to rally support for their referendum with a car rally in Melbourne. However, they failed miserably as fewer than 200 people gathered in Melbourne’s community of nearly 60,000 people, according to Australia Today.
A week before the said incident, on January 12, BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Mill Park, Australia, was painted with anti-India, anti-Hindu graffiti. According to “Australia Today”, the temple was vandalized by anti-India elements, and anti-India slogans were written on the walls of the temple, which is located on the outskirts of Mill Park. Onlooker Patel shared how he witnessed the destroyed walls of the temple while visiting the site.
Administrators at Melbourne’s International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple, also known as the Hare Krishna Temple, have found the temple’s walls vandalized with anti-Hindu graffiti.
The attack on the ISKCON temple comes two days after an emergency meeting of Victorian multi-faith leaders and the Victorian Multicultural Council, according to news reports. The Victorian Multicultural Council issued a statement condemning the vandalism of the Hindu temples in Mill Park and Callum Downs.
India subsequently condemned Australia’s vandalism of the Hindu temple and said it had raised the matter with the Australian government in Canberra, demanding a swift investigation into the perpetrators.
MoS Muraleedharan also pays tribute to WWII soldiers at the memorial in Melbourne.
He tweeted: “I started my day in Melbourne by paying tribute to the soldiers who gave their lives at the memorial during WWII.” (Arney)
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