A Buddhist monk is protesting outside the G7 summit centre in Hiroshima, Japan. The G7 summit is being attended by world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden. The summit is taking place in Hiroshima, the location of the world’s first atomic attack at the end of World War II.
The Buddhist monk, Toyoshige Sekiguchi, is holding a unique protest urging for peace and shunning nuclear weapons. He stood outside the G7 international media centre in Hiroshima with a placard that reads, “Hey Ram, save us from hell by joining the international treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons.” Sekiguchi said that he was standing there praying for peace and abolishing nuclear weapons.
Sekiguchi told news agency ANI, “On 6th August 1945, one atom bomb dropped in Hiroshima and so many people died. We don’t want any more tragedy… Shanti se rahna chahiye.”
The United States and other G7 major economies will unveil new sanctions and export controls targeting Russia over its war against Ukraine.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Japan on Friday morning to attend the G7 Summit in Hiroshima. His Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, had invited him to attend the summit earlier this year.
