India firmly reacted strongly about the egg reports among devotees during the Rath Yatra ceremony in Toronto on Monday Monday, calling such acts “regret”.
In the procession, a woman noticed that the eggs were hurt by a nearby building and was posted on Instagram.
“We have seen a report about the disintegration created by mischievous elements during the Rath Yatra procession in Toronto. Regrets such inferior acts and are against the spirit of the festival, which tries to promote unity, inclusive and social harmony,” Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in response to the media query.
Our response to media questions about an incident during the Rath Yatra procession in Toronto, Canada
https://t.co/4knxwkdvkx pic.twitter.com/q262jzrejp– Randhir Jaiswal (@MeAIndia) July 14, 2025
A spokesman for Mea said that he had taken the matter “strongly” to hold the criminals of the Act responsible with Canada officials.
“We hope that the Canadian government will take necessary action to protect the religious rights of the people,” Jayaswal said.
Expressing concern over the incident, former Odisha Chief Minister and state opposition Navin Patnaik said that such incidents cause deep pain for the people of Odisha.
Darkly upset to know about the report of laying eggs during devotees #Rathajatra Celebrations in Toronto, Canada. Such incidents not only hurt the feelings of the devotees of Lord Jagannath worldwide, but also gave deep pain for the people. #Odisha, pic.twitter.com/eawcx6lyt
– Naveen Patnaik (@naveen_odisha) July 14, 2025
“Toronto, during the #Rathajatra celebrations in Canada, was harassed deeply to learn about the reports of laying eggs in devotees. Such incidents not only hurt the feelings of devotees of Lord Jagannath around the world, but also causes deep pain for the people of #ODisha, which tells about the celebrations,” and the Foreign Ministry (I) To urge
In her post, the woman said: “Somebody of a nearby building threw eggs at us … why? Because the trust makes noise? Because we do not stop? We don’t stop. Because when Lord Jagannath is on the streets, no hatred can move us.
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