According to the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), its headquarters in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, was burned down on Saturday. ISKCON Kolkata Vice President Radharamn Das announced the news on X (previously Twitter), writing, “The ISKCON Namhatta Center in Bangladesh was destroyed by fire. Everything within the temple, including the deities of Sri Sri Laxmi … Read more
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has severely denounced the murder of a lawyer and the violent confrontations that followed following the arrest of ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das. In her statement, she condemned the government’s handling of the crisis and demanded the immediate release of the famous Hindu leader. “A lawyer was killed, and … Read more
An affidavit submitted before Bangladesh’s High Court describes ISKCON, or the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, as a “religious fundamentalist” group. The interim administration, which took control after August’s student-led uprising toppled then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has also stated that it is “examining ISKON.” This comes amid demonstrations over the arrest of Hindu priest Chinmoy … Read more
In a video that is currently going viral on social media, BJP MP Maneka Gandhi launched a vicious attack against the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), branding it the “biggest cheat” in the nation. Animal rights campaigner Gandhi said that the ISKCON sold cows from its gaushalas (cowsheds) to butchers. “The biggest cheat in … Read more
ISKCON, the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, is the “biggest cheat” in the nation because it sells cows from its gaushalas (cowsheds) to butchers, according to BJP MP Maneka Gandhi. The charges were denied as “unsubstantiated and false” by ISKCON, the most powerful Krishna sect in the world. Reaction to Smt. Maneka Gandhi’s unsupported and … Read more