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Eiffel Tower closed after guru demands women disappear

BAPS, a mega-wealthy Hindu sect with deep Modi ties, just opened continental Europe's biggest traditional Hindu temple in France. Their 93-year-old guru showed up for the inauguration and wanted to visit the Eiffel Tower. Problem: his doctrine demands women make themselves invisible in his presence. Eiffel Tower management actually agreed. Ordered all female staff, including subcontractors, to hide. French women said no. Strike on Monday. Tower closed. This is the same BAPS that the FBI raided in 2021 after workers, mostly Dalits, alleged they were trafficked to the US on fake religious visas, had passports seized, and forced to work 13-hour days for $1/hour in a guarded compound. So France did what France does: told a billionaire religious sect operating out of a cult of personality that French labor law actually matters.
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Nous comprenons les préoccupations exprimées et les prenons très au sérieux. Compte tenu de la taille de notre délégation, la visite a été organisée en coordination avec les équipes de la tour Eiffel, au début des horaires habituels d’ouverture, afin de limiter autant que
Image 1 from BAPS Mandir Swaminarayan Hindou de ParisImage 2 from BAPS Mandir Swaminarayan Hindou de Paris
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