Modi, whose government has denied allegations in targeting Canadian citizens on Canadian soil, framed the protest as a "deliberate attack on a Hindu temple" and "cowardly attempts to intimidate our diplomats." "Such acts of violence will never weaken India ...

The prime ministers of India and Canada condemned violence that broke out on Sunday at a Hindu temple near Toronto at a time of escalating diplomatic tensions between the countries. Videos posted on social media appeared to show people hitting each other with flagpoles and throwing punches in the Toronto suburb of Brampton.

The weekend conflicts come just weeks after RCMP announced they had evidence of Indian officials’ involvement in homicides, extortion and violent crime on Canadian soil