Ramesh Kallidai of the Hindu Forum of Britain said the swastika had been a symbol of peace for thousands of years before the Nazis adopted it.

He said a ban on the symbol would discriminate against Hindus.
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The group said banning the swastika was equivalent to banning the cross simply because the Ku Klux Klan had used burning crosses.

Not sure I can agree with the cross/swastika comparison.