Separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun threatened to attack Hindu temples in a video message released on Monday. The India-designated Khalistani terrorist vowed to ‘shake the foundations of Ayodhya’ and also warned Indians residing in Canada to stay away from attacks against Hindu temples.

“We will shake the foundations of Ayodhya, birthplace of the violent Hindutva ideology,” an India Today report quoted Pannun as saying.

The video was released by the banned Sikhs for Justice outfit and also included clips of Prime Minister Narendra Modi praying at the Ram temple during its inauguration ceremony in January. Pannun has claimed that the attacks will be carrieed out this week on November 16 and 17. According to reports, the video was filmed in the Brampton area of Canada.

Pannun had earlier threatened passengers travelling with Air India between November 1 and 19. He claimed that this period ‘coincided with the 40th anniversary of the 1984 Sikh genocide’.

(With inputs from agencies)