Hindu temple in UK mulls ban on `non-veg’ notes

One of the UK’s largest Hindu temples has urged worshippers not to donate any new £5 notes after it emerged they contain traces of animal fat. Sree Sanatan Mandir in Leicester made the announcement a day after Bank of England confirmed that there is a trace of tallow in the “polymer pellets used in the base substrate of the polymer 5 pound notes.“ Vibhooti Acharya, president of the temple, said it has caused “anger“ among Hindus, many of whom tend to be vegetarians and do not believe in harming animals.