After Khalistani elements attacked devotees outside the Hindu Sabha Temple in Brampton, temple president Madhusudan Lama suspended the priest over ‘controversial involvement’.

On Tuesday Lama passed an order to suspend priest Rajinder Parsad. 

“Due to the controversial involvement of Hindu Sabha priest Rajinder Parsad with non-permitted protesters on the Hindu Sabha premises on November 3, 2024, Hindu Sabha is suspending Rajinder Parsad with immediate effect,” read the order.

Mayor of Brampton, Partick Brown, was all praises for the move, saying, “This is leadership that is helpful. The vast majority of Sikh Canadians and Hindu Canadians want to live in harmony and don’t tolerate violence.”

“The Ontario Sikhs and Gurdwara Council denounced the acts of violence at the Hindu Sabha on Sunday night,” he said. 

“Remember we all have more in common than what divides us. In tense times, we can’t let the agitators fuel the flames of division. The leadership of both Sikh and Hindu communities in the GTA do not want this division, hate and violence,” Brown requested.