Swastika in the news again

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Swastika in the news again

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:32:01 -0000

 

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17th January 2007

Press release

The BBC Asianet interviewed me today about the renewed move by Germany to ban the Swastika symbol in all EU countries.

Of course, the response from all Hindus will be to oppose any such move. Hindu council (UK) will lobby all the MP's and MEP's to ensure that any such attempt to ban the Swastika is opposed in the British Parliament and defeated in the European parliament.

The Swastika is a symbol of auspiciousness not only for the Hindus but also for other Indic religions like Jainism and Buddhism. Germany under Hitler misused this symbol and committed horrendous atrocities under this banner but that does not mean that somehow that gives Germany the right to ask for its ban.

The example we gave to illustrate the point was to say, 'Suppose your child went out to play and someone threw mud at him. When he returns home would you reject him because someone has covered him with dirt? Not likely, you just wash him and take him in. In the same way the Germans must learn the true significance of the Swastika, it does not advocate holocaust, it promotes well-being of mankind.

Jay Lakhani

Hindu Council (UK) & Vivekananda Centre London

Note : Hindu Council UK is a national network of the Hindu temple bodies and cultural organisations co-ordinating all different schools of Hindu theology within the UK

HCUK Admin Office:Boardman House, 64 The Broadway, London E15 1NG. T: 020 8432 0400 W: www.hinducounciluk.org F: 020 8432 0393

 

 

 

 

 

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