# Hindu Prayer Request Denied by Australia House of Representatives April 21, 2008 Author: Staff Writer Source: Newstrack/NI Wire Rajan Zed, the internationally acclaimed Hindu chaplain, has been denied the request of reading opening prayer in the Australia House of Representatives. In a reply to Zed's request, Bernard Wright, Deputy Clerk of the House, wrote, "...standing orders as they are worded would not allow a chaplain of any faith to say a prayer or similar invocation: this is because they specify that it is the Speaker who reads the prayer, and also because they specify the prayer..." See also:- [ Advocacy/Government ](/news-stories/advocacygovernment) - [ Rajan Zed ](/news-stories/rajan-zed) - [ Religious Freedom ](/news-stories/religious-freedom) - [ Hinduism ](/religions/hinduism) - [ International ](/tags/international) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)