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The Eiffel Tower managementโs move to replace all women staff with their male colleagues for the visit of a delegation from the religious sect has sparked a backlash in France
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The Eiffel Tower managementโs move to replace all women staff with their male colleagues for the visit of a delegation from the religious sect has sparked a backlash in France
France got a crash course on BAPS, the 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, it comes too late. The sect came under scrutiny in the US more than five years ago. Now French public opinion is asking how the group got the green light for a mega temple near Paris and why questions were not raised.
Theย Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) Hindu sect at the heart of the Eiffel Tower strike made headlines in France during the inauguration of its latest temple near Paris. In the US, BAPS came under the spotlight when Indian stone workers were rescued from a temple construction site. One former worker recounts his journey and fight for justice.
The Eiffel Tower closed after workers protested the sidelining of women during the BAPS visit.