Thread by @CoHNAOfficial

#BIGBREAKING: 🧵

Remember the case against @BAPS Hindu temple in 2021 that alleged "caste discrimination"?

#JUSTIN: A dozen artisans claim coercion, promise of US citizenship and large sums of money to testify against BAPS, are withdrawing the case.

In May 2021, a @nytimes article by @anniecorreal claimed "Hindu Sect Is Accused of Using Forced Labor to Build N.J. Temple" and that @BAPS "had exploited possibly hundreds of low-caste men in the yearslong construction project."

nytimes.com/2021/05/11/nyr…

Two years later, this turned out to be a complete fabrication of events & attempt to defame the Hindu community.

In a letter filed July 13 in the Rajasthan High Court, the artisans stated that they were "pressured to join as plaintiffs in a civil complain in New Jersey court."

Workers were deliberately coerced, misled

"These artisans have made strong claims that Swati Sawant [Their lawyer] and her companions impressed upon them and misled them, using false temptations, to make a complaint against the temple management."

As we have repeatedly stated that we stand against any and all forms of discrimination.

We equally stand against falsifications of extremely serious allegations with the sole purpose of claiming Hindus are "casteists" and "oppressive."

In fact, @BAPS was nothing but kind to the artisans...

As per press release, "In all this time, they have never experienced any pressure, any casteism or discrimination at BAPS temples...they were treated with love and respect...and were well taken care of."

Swati Sawant, representing the artisans, repeatedly intimidated, threatened them should they tell the truth. "...were too afraid to tell the truth because they were warned that Swati Sawant and some of their own fellow artisans would report them to the American police..."

Swati Sawant, encouraged them to falsify allegations, with promises of U.S. citizenship & money.

"Swati Sawant also convinced them to make false allegations in court, tempting them with promises of American citizenship for them and their families, and huge amounts of money."

This latest development should ring alarm bells to all law enforcement agencies, lawmakers and the Hindu community on how our religious and civil rights are being violated by agenda driven activists and their paymasters to target the Hindu community and its collective progress.

Bills such as #SB403, the caste law in @CityofSeattle by @cmkshama and several policies by @Harvard @calstate @BrownUniversity and others have heavily relied on this false case and allegations to show "caste discrimination." Will they now repeal these?

This is how #Hinduphobia is created and amplified to target and malign Hinduism and Hindus. Those who deny that Hinduphobia exists may want to think again.