Hanuman Statue in Texas: A shocking incident has come to light from Texas, USA. Recently, a controversy has arisen over the 90 feet high statue of Lord Hanuman in Sugar Land. It is being told that on Sunday (August 25), at least 20-25 people associated with the church entered the temple and started creating a ruckus over the construction of the statue. During this, these people from the local church group called Lord Hanuman a ‘demonic god’.
According to media reports, about 25 people entered the temple premises and started worshipping their religion in front of the idol. Greg Garves, associated with the church, can be heard abusing Lord Hanuman in a video going viral on Facebook. It is alleged that during the protest, his supporters were gathering near the Hanuman idol and praying. After this, the temple threatened to call the police, then these people left from there.
No religion should be insulted- Temple management
On the other hand, the temple management has strongly condemned this incident. They said that all religions should be respected and no religion should be insulted.
A local church group entered temple property to “protest” the recently built Hanuman idol in Texas on Sunday.
About 15-20 of protesters were uttering some demonic curses praying for the downfall of “non-believers” and proselytizing on temple grounds harassing temple goers… pic.twitter.com/F8TtdrwNNL
— Journalist V (@OnTheNewsBeat) August 27, 2024
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According to a WION report, Dr. Ranganath Kandala, joint secretary of the temple, said, “Initially we thought the group had come to see the idol because they had read about it on the internet or some other medium. Therefore, no one argued with them. But, after some time, the group started praying and circling around the idol.
jesus christ is the only god
According to Kandala, some protesters started approaching the people coming to the temple and insisted that Jesus is the only true God. Also, the people who entered the temple told the children and some people who had come to visit the temple not to worship this idol. During this, some protesters can be heard saying, “May all false gods burn to ashes.