NEW DELHI: Strongly denouncing the arrest of Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh, senior members of the organisation on Wednesday demanded the Indian and Bangladeshi govts intervention for his immediate release, while also strongly condemning a Bangladeshi SC lawyer dubbing it a radical fundamentalist outfit.
“It is outrageous to make baseless allegations that Iskcon has anything to do with terrorism anywhere in the world. Iskcon urges govt of India to take immediate steps and speak to govt of Bangladesh and convey that we are a peace-loving bhakti movement,” the organisation’s president Madhu Pandit Das said. “Such allegations undermine our humanitarian efforts and global reputation,” Das said and added Iskcon-Bangladesh has been engaged in various humanitarian services for the benefit of people.
In a post on X, Iskcon vice president Radharamn Das said, “Mass killing is going on in Hazari Goli, Chittagong. They are branding every Hindu as ‘dalal’ of Iskcon and attacking. I am shocked by the videos I am receiving from the worried congregation in Bangladesh.”