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Los Angeles, California:UNITED SIKHS International Civil and Human Rights Advocacy (ICHRA) Team received an email confirmation from the Pikey Bar and Café Management detailing that the portraits of the Sikh Guru’s have been removed from the Bar as of October 1st, 2013.
After learning of the portraits, UNITED SIKHS first wrote to the Bar management on August 29th, 2013 expressing deep concern and anguish of the community. We explained to them why this act is so disrespectful, and asked for immediate measures to be taken to address it.Specifically, we requested for removal of the portraits, and offered to have them transported to the nearest gurudwara.
Pikey Bar and Restaurant management responded by removing the pictures of the portraits from their website, but did not acknowledge receipt of our communication. After numerous follow up communications and on being unable to solicit a response, UNITED SIKHS created an online petition on behalf of the Sikh community. The petition requested the Pikey Bar and Restaurant management to respect the religious sentiments of the Sikhs by removing the portraits of the revered Sikh gurus from the Bar. It informed the management that to hang the portraits of the Sikh gurus in an establishment serving alcohol is a sacrilegious act.
A few days after the petition was launched, the Pikey Management contacted UNITED SIKHS Staff Attorney Manmeet Singh and confirmed that the management had decided to take down the pictures. After numerous back and forth communications and much convincing, Singh received a call last night from Mr. Abraham Beltran, Special Projects Manager at Committed Inc., the parent company of Pikey Bar and Restaurant, informing that the portraits had been taken down. In an email sent today, Mr.Beltran summarized our conversation confirming the removal, and shared the attached picture which shows that the portraits are no longer there.
“UNITED SIKHS is humbled to successfully address another issue which had deeply hurt the sentiments of the Sikhs. In future, we hope business establishments will be more considerate of, and sensitive towards religious sentiments of every community” said Manmeet Singh.
We would like to thank Abraham Beltran and the management of Pikey Bar & Café for understanding the sensitivity of this issue, and taking the right step.
Our heartfelt gratitude to S. Parminder Singh of Buena Park for informing us about this issue, the community and individual activists who have written to and called the Pikey management directly and signed the petition.
Source: Punjab News Express
To
The Director Bank Central London U.K.
Mr. Jack Tanna.
Sub: Turban is not a religious symbol
Sir,
1. Sikhs many time fight in Gurdwara their own religious place and remove each other Turban which they wear on Head.
2. This is an argument point which is to be raised; Sikh is declaring that Turban is a religious symbol.
3. Ask that Sikh if that Turban is a religious symbol then how can there be two Sikhs one wearing Turban and the other Sikh is not wearing Turban.
4. There cannot be two Sikhs one wearing Turban on Head and other Sikh is not wearing Turban on Head.
5. There can be no Sikh without Turban or Dhoti (Piece of Cloth) on Head.
6. By suing it is self explanatory that Sikhs are using a wrong mean all over World to extract money from Peoples.
Thanking You,
Date:
Yours truly,
(H)
To
The Honourable President
U.S.A.
Sub: Deny Visa to Modi
Respected Sir,
1. Mr. Narinder Modi was involved in killing of innocent Muslims in Gujarat, India. He is being appointed as a person to be the Next Prime Minister of India.
2. Mr. Narinder Modi of B.J.P. is in touch with Chief Minister of Punjab Prakash Singh Badal (Akali Dal Party) a Sikh Terrorist.
3. If U.S.A. or their people are honest they will never grant Visa to Mr. Narinder Modi in any circumstances. Your actions will tell every thing.
Thanking You,
Date:
Yours truly,
(Hardeep Singh Sandhu)
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Joint achievements of these two Political Parties B.J.P. / Akali Dal Badal
1. They killed innocent Muslims in Gujarat, Genocide / 2002.
2. They burned Godhara train in which three U.K. citizens died.
3. They burned Australian Missionary. Two kids and their father were burnt alive.
4. They ransacked Churches and raped Nuns in Uttar Pradesh.
5. Now in September, they killed 100 innocent Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, Genocide / 2013.
6. Weapons provided by Akali Dal Badal (Sikh Organisation) in all the above cases. Swords are provided by Sikh Community because in India only they have the authority to keep arms and ammunition like this in the name of religious Symbol.
7. Sikh Turban and Swords are not religious Symbol. A Sikh religious body of Amritsar named S.G.P.C. is as corrupt like any other Hindu Fundamental Organisation.
8. Ban these weapons as mentioned in Point No. 7.
9. Now creditability and honesty lies on U.S.A. Govt. Administration.
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List of Persons/Organisations those who speak against Foreign Christians
1. Mr. Narinder Modi of B.J.P.
2. Mr. Yog Guru Baba Ram Dev of B.J.P.
3. Mr. Rajnath Singh of B.J.P.
4. Ms. Uma Bharti of B.J.P.
5. Ms. Sushma Sawraj of B.J.P.
The following Organisations are involved in riots:
1. Bajrang Dal, R.S.S. and Shiv Sena
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The above mentioned Persons/Organisations opposed Ms. Sonia Gandhi of Congress (I) from becoming Prime Minister of India. The reason stated by B.J.P. was that she is a Christian Lady and her Origin is from Italy.
Mr. Narinder Modi and Yog Guru Baba Ram Dev can be seen live on Indian Media spitting Venom against foreigners.
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It’s like double standard by granting Visa to these above culprits.