As the Indian media seems hell-bent on creating some global scaremongering around Sikh “militancy”, perhaps it’s a crucial time for the Sikh leadership to counter attack these bogus rumours.
It may be in it’s infancy, but there’s no denying that some kind of demonstration of the Sikh community is once again taking place. Over the last few weeks we are seeing substantiated news reports with loaded messages about Sikh “militancy” being promoted from outside India, along with baseless arrests of some young British Sikhs. There needs to be some vigilance amongst NRI Sikh travelers to India, especially during the Commonwealth Games due in October. The way things are we can see the Indian government abruptly jumping on foreign Sikhs traveling in India during the coming months.
The Malaysian government has denied a report from India that a Sikh militant group has set up a base outside the national capital and that at least four militants were hiding there.
There is no evidence to support a claim by the Punjab Police that the Sikh separatist group Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) has set up base outside Kuala Lumpur, a senior police officer said Wednesday.
“We can confirm there is no such group based here,” Federal Special Task Force (Operations and Counter Terrorism) department director Commissioner Mohamed Fuzi Harun said in a press statement.
He added the police kept close contact with their counterparts throughout the world to monitor militant activities, The Star reported.
Malaysia is home to 100,000 Sikhs who are part of a larger 1.7 million strong Indian diaspora.
A media report from New Delhi Wednesday stated that Punjab Police believed KLF had set up base outside Kuala Lumpur with at least four of its members hiding in Malaysia.
Source: SikhSangat & IANS
