Eiffel Tower Dispute Over Hindu Sect BAPS Sparks Political Unity and Diaspora Division

A controversy surrounding the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) at the Eiffel Tower has drawn bipartisan support from French politicians while simultaneously fracturing perspectives within the Indian diaspora regarding religious representation and far-right associations.

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Eiffel Tower row over Hindu sect BAPS unites French politicians – but divides Indian diaspora

France got a crash course on the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS), a Hindu sect at the heart of an Eiffel Tower strike this week. But for Indians in France who have been trying to raise awareness of far-right Hindu groups, the awareness comes too late. As the 2027 election campaign goes into high gear, some fear the issue will be politicised by the French far right.

By Leela JACINTO

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Eiffel Tower Dispute Over Hindu Sect BAPS Sparks Political Unity and Diaspora Division

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