"If Kashmiri Hindus lose their temples, houses and property, their ethnic cleansing will become permanent," Kashmiri Hindu Foundation said in a memorandum submitted to Prime Minister Modi.
"Kashmiri Hindus should be recognised as internally displaced people and a declaration should be made to this effect. Implement a plan to ensure that property left behind by the refugees is preserved and protected and illegal occupants removed," it said.
"Our places of worship have been burnt, vandalised and damaged. We strongly urge the government of India and the state government that our temples and cultural institutions in the Valley be secured, preserved and protected," said Florida- based Deepak Ganju, head of the foundation.
She was here to attend the community event being held in the honour of Modi.
"Financial and state support for our socio-cultural- religious organisations, that we have managed to run even in our exile, is required urgently. State recognition should be given to Kashmiri Pandit writers, artists and social activists and grants should be provided for them to further their work.
Ganju said 400,000 Kashmiri Pandits have been forced to leave valley en-masse.
"About 1,200 killed and it goes on with just a few thousand remaining in the Valley," Ganju added.
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