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UAE decides to allot land for temple in Abu Dhabi

Modi thanks UAE leadership for the landmark decision

Ians August 17, 2015

PHOTO: AP

ABU DHABI: The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to United Arab Emirates (UAE) ended with the government announcing its decision to allot land for building a temple in Abu Dhabi.

Grateful for the landmark decision taken, Modi thanked the UAE leadership.

Read: Hindu body files plea against K-P over temple’s reconstruction

"A long wait for the Indian community ends. On the occasion of Modi's visit, UAE government decides to allot land for building a temple in Abu Dhabi," tweeted external affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup.

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The UAE is home to 2.6 million Indian workers, out of which around 20 per cent are white-collar professionals, while Indian expatriates comprise 30 per cent of the UAE's population and are the largest nationality group.

COMMENTS (11)

A Peshawary | 9 years ago | Reply Excellent UAE ruler promoting Shirk. There might be a day to hear that Saudi Arabia did the same thing to save their Kingship. A Peshawary

Sameer | 9 years ago | Reply Turkey and Indonesia both are secular countries, both doing well without oil wealth.... even secular Bangladesh is doing better in many parameters , UAE is successful bcoz it's a multi cultural society..... thing is, secularism is the only key to progress in upcoming times

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Vicky | 9 years ago | Reply When Hindu majority India have lacs of mosques, then Muslim Arab should have also have temple and church

VIVEK YADAV | 9 years ago | Reply @Asim How is any different from muslim having mosques in India or the US ? Doublethink much ?!!

Pankaj | 9 years ago | Reply Its amazing to see such acceptance in a non-democratic country. Its not about temple, its about how religiously secure they feel with Indians.

Anon | 9 years ago | Reply @Asim: What's wrong in it dude.....don't you demand the same preference when you migrate to other countries.........

Milind | 9 years ago | Reply Hopefully Muslims will grow & shed their phobia of other religions & cultures after coming in contact with them.

Asim | 9 years ago | Reply well, that looks like return of Paganism to Arabian Peninsula. Strategic objectives triumph over religious doctrines or is it the other way around? Very recently Anwar Gargash, the UAE's minister of state for foreign affairs, was asking for Pakistani help in Yemen operation.

Vectra | 9 years ago | Reply Thats Great..

BCCI | 9 years ago | Reply @ Maqbool. That is the only way forward.

Maqbool Bhat | 9 years ago | Reply Shortly the whole world will be secular.

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