New Delhi, July 14 -- India on Monday denounced the disruption of a Rath Yatra in Canada's Toronto over the weekend, saying that the matter had been strongly taken up with Canadian authorities to hold the perpetrators accountable.

The procession, which was organised by the Indian community and ISKCON Toronto, was pelted with eggs, multiple media reports said.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called the incident "despicable acts" and perpetrators as "mischievous elements".

"We have seen reports regarding disruption created by mischievous elements during the Rath Yatra procession in Toronto. Such despicable acts are regrettable and are against the spirit of the festival, which seeks to promote unity, inclusivity, an...