Khalsa a uniting and not dividing force: Ambassador to US Sandhu days after violence outside Indian missions

Days after Indian missions in London, British Columbia, and San Francisco were vandalised by pro-Khalistan activists following.

The police action against radical preacher Amritpal Singh in Punjab, India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Saturday said that Khalsa is a “uniting and not a dividing force”.

Sandhu, made the remarks on Saturday at an event in Washington where he was presented with the prestigious “Sikh Hero Award” from Sikhs of America along with several other eminent Sikhs, PTI reported.

In his keynote address at the event, Sandhu said, “Khalsa, which was created on the Baisakhi day, by Guru Gobind Singh is a uniting and not a dividing force”.

The important concepts and fundamentals in the Sikh religion and history include universality, unity, equality, honest living, seva, meditation, peace of mind, and harmony between people, he said.

Referring to the instances of violence by a small group of separatists in the US, Canada, UK and Australia, Singh said, “We must keep these cardinal virtues in mind and not what a couple of mischievous characters spin using virtual media”.

Sandhu, in his speech, also shared the rise of India and some of the key accomplishments of the country in key sectors of economy, digitisation, health and entrepreneurship.

“In such a scenario, Punjab and the youth in Punjab need to be connected with the economic, financial, tech and digital revolution happening in India,” Sandhu said, reported news agency PTI.

“The government, people and in particular the youth must take advantage of the expanding partnership with the US in various fields that Prime Minister Modi and President Biden are trying to put in place,” he said.