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Manmohan, Saran and Phoolka are Chic Sikhs of 2009

admin — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 07:12:47 +0000

Sikhchic.com has announced Manmohan Singh , Saran Singh and Harvinder Singh Phoolka as the Chic Sikhs of 2009. According to SikhChic team that they had received around 100 nominations worldwide for this contest from their readers which make the process very difficult. Finally the Sikh Chic Team declared Manmohan Singh , Saran Singh and Harvinder Singh as winners of Chic Sikh 2009.

These winners were declared on their Image worldwide , The contributions they made towards Education and Justice, and how they are as a Sikh.

S.Harvinder Singh Phoolka

S.Harvinder Singh Phoolka, a sikh lawyer who is still fighting for justice from 25 years for the brutal killings and crimes committed against Sikhs in 1984. It is due to endless efforts of great lawyer S.Harvinder Singh Phoolka because of Which Sikh Community has still hopes of getting justice for the killings and loss they suffered in 1984. The life of Young Sikh Lawyer who started his carrier at Delhi in 1984 was completely changed after the unfortunate Sikh Genocide of 1984 after which he is still fighting for justice all alone for Sikh victims of 1984. We are really thankful to S.Harvinder Singh Phoolka for his great contributions towards Sikh Community.

S.Manmohan Singh

The First Sikh Prime minister of India and The Only Prime Minister of India after Nehru who was elected two times consecutively for the Successive Terms, S.Manmohan Singh has contributed a lot to take Sikh and Sikhism at an international level and to introduce it to the whole world.

A great Economist with distinguished academic records in both National and International Institutes, S. Manmohan Singh has completely changed the stereotype image of Sikhs with his humble attitude. The vision of Manmohan Singh took the whole country on path of Development and Prosperity. We really appreciate S.Manmohan Singh for his Honest and Polite nature and pray for the development of country under his vision.

S. Saran Singh who became the editor of “The Sikh Review” which is the oldest Sikh Monthly publication in English language in 1985 after retiring from his IAS Job in 1983, has made “The Sikh Review” an international forum of Sikh scholars that pertain to each aspect of Sikhism by his administrative skills and never ending efforts.Saran Singh would always be known as most fearless and outspoken critic of Indian Government policies related to Sikhs. His column in 1984 Issue of Sikh Review in which he criticized Indira Gandhi for Operation Bluestar Created a Buzz in whole world and was banned in Punjab by then Indian Government. We are Grateful for S.Saran Singh and Sikh Review for their Contributions towards Sikh Community.

At the End, I would like to Thank Sikhchic.com for coming up with such a wonderful contest. If you are looking for more information about this contest then please visit the Article at Sikhchic.com here.

Cop Gets Life Imprisonment for killing Six Sikhs in 1984 Sikh Genocide

admin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:01:49 +0000

Allahabad High Court upheld the life imprisonment of Constable Tilak Ram awarded to him by sessions court in Meerut on July 30, 2007 for Killing Six Sikhs during 1984 Sikh Genocide.

Tilak Ram was deployed at police station in Baghpat on Nov5,1984 where he killed Six sikhs inside the police station for getting security from the mob who was trying to kill them.

As per the Case , Tilak Ram opened fire from his service rifle on six Sikhs — Sardar Bal Krishna, Harjeet Singh, Karnail Singh, Jogendra Singh, Pala and Gurjeet. Out of these, five Sikhs were killed and also threatened fellow police officers when they tried to stop him to do so.

In his Plea, Tilak Ram said that he was mentally unstable at the time of incident and had suffered a schizophrenic attack Which was dismissed by ustices Rakesh Tiwari and AK Roopanwal.

In its Decision Court said that “act of Tilak Ram was just another instance of Sikh killing, the like of which had happened and were happening at that time all over the country. It was not a schizophrenic act. It was, in fact, an act which had direct bearing with assassination of the late Mrs Indira Gandhi and its aftermath communal outrage ,””

Thousands of Sikhs were killed and looted after the assasination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by his Two Sikh Security Guards. More than 10,000 innocent Sikhs were killed all over the country on the name of revenge of death of Indira Gandhi in this Genocide which was supported by Rajiv Gandhi , the next Prime Minister of India and Son of Indira Gandhi.

Sikh Passengers Facing Problems on International Airports

admin — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:12:33 +0000

With the Increase in Security Checks on all major international Airports especially in USA , there is a sudden increase in the number of cases where Sikh passengers are specifically targeted for Severe Security Checks.

According United Sikhs Organization which is campaigning for the rights of Sikh Passengers, Sikh Passengers are common targets for these security checks and have to face harassment due to this. A recent case from Poland , Where a Sikh Passenger was harassed on the name of security measures without any valid reason is just an example.

According to United Sikhs Organization , Sikhs who come to US after visiting shrines in Pakistan have to face excessive screening on all US International Airports.

According to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ” Passenger flying to US from other countries may have to suffer such screenings”

United Sikhs Organization is monitoring such cases of Sikh Passengers very closely. If you are a sikh who had faced a similar experience on such internation airport, Then you can report your Experience by Filling a form here – http://unitedsikhs.org/exp-at-americanairports