Greenwood, Aug. 12 -- Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) on Tuesday thanked US Congressman Tom Suozzi for condemning the desecration of their temple.

Suozzi demanded people to call out hatred and bigotry.

In a post on X, BAPS said, "Thank you, Tom Suozzi, for speaking out against the desecration of another BAPS Mandir. We are grateful for your continued support of our community."

Suozzi said, "This is the third hateful attack on a BAPS Temple. We must prosecute the perpetrators and educate against hate. We must all call out hatred and bigotry when we see it."

BAPS said that their temple has been desecrated again, making it the fourth incident in less than a year.

BAPS said that the attack has strengthene...