ISKCON members hold candlelight vigil

Kolkata, Oct 17: Members of ISKCON Mayapur and Kolkata on Sunday took part in demonstrations, seeking action against miscreants who attacked its temple in Bangladesh two days ago, reportedly leaving one person dead and many injured.
The protesters took out a candlelight march, sang kirtans to the accompaniment of ‘khol kartal’ and chanted ‘Hare Krishna’ at both the places.
In Kolkata, they demonstrated outside the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission here for around two hours as the police barricaded its entrance.
Mayapur is the global headquarters of ISKCON. Many of the protesters held posters in hand that sought protection for Hindus in Bangladesh.
“We are anguished and hurt. We promote peace and brotherhood. How could a mob target us? We have always been on the side of the people of Noakhali (in Bangladesh) all these years,” Radharaman Das, the Kolkata vice-president of ISKCON, maintained. (PTI)