Attempt to label ISKCON as 'radical organisation' baseless, says Vrajendra Nandan Das

As the row over arrest and detention of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu leader associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon), intensifies, communication director, ISKCON, Vrajendra Nandan Das said it is baseless to label the institution as a "radical organisation".

"...If an institution like ISKCON is called a terrorist and radical organisation in Bangladesh, it's a baseless thing and a lie. No one - in India and around the world will accept this... Those devotees who organised Bhandara and fed needy people - were killed. I hope that the interim govt of Bangladesh will take strict action against the culprits and I expect them to give proper security to Hindus..." expressed the religious leader.

His comments came a day after the Bangladeshi government reportedly described the institution as a ‘religious fundamentalist organisation’. The move comes in response to a writ petition submitted to the High Court, seeking a ban on the group.

Additionally, the Attorney General of Bangladesh referred to Iskcon as a ‘religious fundamentalist organisation’ while addressing a query about the group’s origins in the country.