Temple Demolitions in Malaysia

When temples that stood for over a century are destroyed, what really dies? Not stone and statues. Not bells and prayers. Not – thankfully and thus far – people. You see, what frightens me is not the loss of these temples themselves, though architecturally speaking, that too is often a disappointment. What frightens me is what these temples are taken to represent, and by extension, what their demolitions therefore represent.

Sharanya M writes an open letter to Manmohan Singh regarding the indiscriminate temple demolitions in Malaysia and chides the Indian government for not lodging an official complaint like it did when Bamiyan Buddhas were destroyed by the Taliban.

Amardeep Singh at Sepia Mutiny provides the background and facts of the story [hat tip: Confused]