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Indians Confront Khalistan Backers During Independence Day Celebrations in Melbourne
Pro-Khalistani separatists disrupted the event by raising flags and shouting slogans while vandalizing Hindu temples and Asian restaurants, amid a rise in targeted hate crimes, officials said.
- On Friday, pro-Khalistan separatists disrupted India’s 79th Independence Day celebration outside the Consulate General of India in Melbourne, prompting law enforcement intervention.
- Prior to Independence Day, pro-Khalistan separatists vandalised the Boronia Swaminarayan Temple and two nearby Asian-run restaurants with hateful graffiti, amid rising hate crimes in Australia.
- Video clips show a fierce altercation as police officers separated pro-Khalistan slogans from Indian nationals singing patriotic songs during the Melbourne disturbance.
- Meanwhile, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese extended his congratulations to India on its 79th Independence Day, while the Hindu American Foundation urged officials to hold perpetrators accountable.
- Recently, pro-Khalistan separatists disrupt India’s independence celebrations in Australia, amid rising racial violence against Indian-origin people and government warnings on OCI cards.
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Indians confront Khalistan backers during Independence Day celebrations in Melbourne
As Indian community members in Melbourne gathered at the embassy to hoist the Tricolour to celebrate India's 79th Independence Day, a group of Khalistani supporters held a protest and attempted to disrupt the event.
Independence Day 2025: Despite the uproar by Khalistani supporters, the tricolor was hoisted amid slogans of Bharat Mata Ki Jai and Vande Mataram. There was a scuffle between the Khalistanis and the people of India.
Pro-Khalistanis attempt to disrupt India's Independence Day event in Melbourne
A pro-Khalistan group attempted to disrupt India's Independence Day flag hoisting ceremony at the Indian consulate in Melbourne, Australia. The group gathered at the consulate in St. Kilda Victoria, where they tried to intimidate members of the Indian diaspora. Yogesh Bhatt, president of the Vivekananda Society, who was present at the event, stated, "The visuals were disturbing at that time and the Khalistani protesters they were just at the doo…
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