Harbhajan Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/...how/4437647.cms TIMES OF INDIA PM no Sikh, says SGPC chief Makkar 23 Apr 2009, 0432 hrs IST, Khushwant Singh HOSHIARPUR: Whipping up a huge row on Manmohan Singh’s Sikh credentials and in an attempt to counter the Congress party’s propaganda on projecting the prime minister as representative of the community, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandak Committee on Wednesday said the PM is not a Sikh, triggering angry protests from Congress leaders. SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar, who said “Manomohan Singh is not a Sikh’’ and kept up the tirade as he addressed an election rally at Hoshiarpur’s Roshan ground in support of BJP candidate Som Prakash, added, “Any Sikh connected with the Congress can never be a true Sikh. Giani Zail Singh, Buta Singh, Darbara Singh and now Amarinder Singh are all examples in front of you.’’ The SGPC said the PM had rejected a list of 20 demands on Punjab and Sikhs some time back. “Even if one demand had been met by the PM, I would have still called him a Sikh who has done something for the community,” Makkar said to a gathering of BJP-Akali supporters. The Congress immediately lashed back saying Manmohan Singh did not need any certificate either from the SGPC chief or the Akalis. Party spokesman Sukhpal Khaira said, “Sikhs supporting the Congress, and who are in large numbers, do not need a certificate from Makkar. In fact, it is most outrageous coming from such a highly placed person and he needs to apologize to the PM and the countrymen, including Sikhs, who take pride in Manmohan Singh leading the country.’’ The remark challenging PM’s religious belief by the SGPC president seems to be part of a well planned strategy to thwart votes coming from here to the Congress because of the PM. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAadmin Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 drama, drama and more drama. isn't there any green party there or something where people who does not want to vote for these chors- bjp and congress, can vote for minority party instead? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithar Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 The problem with the Akalis is that they try to pretend they are a Sikh party and a representative of Sikhs, they just cannot digest the fact that Manmohan Singh is the PM of India and representing the Congress which they try to portray as being Anti Sikh party. The Akalis long ago were a Sikh party looking out for Sikh interests, but now this once Sikh party has become a personal property of the Badal family. It is a corrupt party, maybe even more corrupt than any other party in North India. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatanga1 Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 pot.kettle.black. makar is a jelly. he needs a slap. big time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatehsingh Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Indian politics knows no morality. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaheediyan Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Actually, Politics per se knows no morality. Baba Balbir Singh Ji Seechwal for World Leader! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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