The Hindu community in Houston gathered in India House on July 13 to pay their respect and to express the sorrow for the pilgrims of Amarnath Yatra who faced a terror attack on July 10 in Jammu and Kashmir.
The meeting, which was supported by the India House, Indian Culture Center of Houston and other Indo-American organizations, was organized by Hindus of Greater Houston (HGH).
The President of HGH Partha Krishnaswamy, while welcoming the gathering, asserted that the Hindus in the Houston area are concerned and want to show solidarity to the pilgrims of Amarnath Yatra and want that this dastardly act should never go unpunishable. He also said that they want the world leaders of US, India and others should come together against the safe heavens of the terrorists and deal with the problem of terrorism seriously.
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The prayers were led by Pradeep Pandya, who is a priest in the Gauri Siddhivinayak Temple in Houston.
Other community activist Ramesh Shah has also added that terrorism in Kashmir is a major reality and it is important for the Government of India to take important steps against terrorism. He also said that while the government is doing what is important, it is also a responsibility of the citizens to stand behind the victim’s’ families and not to support the terrorism in any manner.
In the occasion, Sunanda Vashisht, who is a Kashmiri Pandit and has faced the brutality of the terrorists in Kashmir in 90s when the Kashmiri exodus took place in the valley, said that the Western countries came to know about the problem of terrorism in Kashmir only after the horrific incident of 9/11. She also spoke about how her grandfather stood for the family when their home was surrounded by the terrorists and how her family had to abandon their home in the valley and leave.
All the attendees agreed that the lives of Hindus does matter and it is important to take notice of all the atrocities which are committed on any Hindu across the globe.
By Prajakt K.
