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India’s Ambassador To United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu was presented with the “Sikh Hero Award” from Sikhs of America, an independent organisation.
As per ANI report, India’s top diplomat to the US received this award days after the violence at the Indian missions in the US by a small group of pro-Khalistan supporters. The Khalistan supporters recently incited violence at the Embassy of India and personally targeted Sandhu.
While making his address after receiving the award, he made a strong and significant stand against the separatists and gave a strong message to Khalistan Supporters.
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“The Khalsa flag, which flies at the Takht (Golden Temple) and Nishan Sahibs, is a flag of unity, peace and universal love, use this symbol but do not insult it,” said Sandhu in an apparent reference to the instances of violence by a small group of separatists in the US, Canada, UK and Australia holding the Khalistani flag.
“Khalsa, which was created on the Baisakhi day, by Guru Gobind Singh is a uniting and not a dividing force,” he added.
“We must keep these cardinal virtues in mind and not what a couple of mischievous characters spin using virtual media,” he said in an apparent reference to the so-called Khalistan leaders’ messages on social media.
Sandhu encouraged the Sikh diaspora to connect with their roots and said “Punjab and the youth in Punjab need to be connected with the economic, financial, tech and digital revolution happening in India.”
