Union Minister Shantanu Thakur apprises PM Modi of attacks on Bangladesh temples

Union Minister Shantanu Thakur apprises PM Modi of attacks on Bangladesh temples
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Drawing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention to attack on the Matua community in Bangladesh' Khulna district, Union Minister of State and Matua Mahasangh leader Shantanu Thakur wrote a letter to the Prime Minister on Wednesday seeking action to safeguard the Matua

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Drawing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention to attack on the Matua community in Bangladesh' Khulna district, Union Minister of State and Matua Mahasangh leader Shantanu Thakur wrote a letter to the Prime Minister on Wednesday seeking action to safeguard the Matua community who have been attacked in Bangladesh.

He pointed out in his letter that the Hindu temples of Ganesha, and Harichand Thakur have been vandalized. Shops and households belonging to the Matuas were demolished by a certain “community” in Bangladesh's Khulna.

The BJP MP informed the Prime Minister that the incidents of attack have started on August 7 onwards in Shiyali village of Bangladesh’s Khulna district, where shops and houses owned by “Matua (Hindu) Minority community in Bangladesh” were “demolished”. He expressed concern over alleged demolition of Sri Harichand Guruchanda idol, and idols of Maa Durga, Lord Shiva and Ganesha “by another community.”

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