And it endorses violence as a legitimate form of resistance and survival.” The other, he said, embraces conformity and “commodification of our culture.” It is about Sikh spaces and Sikh institutions. “It endorses the superiority of our culture, our language and our ideals. “One is about sovereignty, explicitly and uncompromisingly,” he said. One of the other speakers, NSYF’s Shamsher Singh, spoke of two “diametrically opposed” perceptions of Sikh identity. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team.
“It wasn’t by chance that Sikhs were the most sacrificed, or the people who died the most for the freedom of South Asia,” he said.
The NSYF advocates for an independent Khalistan.Ī video with clips of the event posted to YouTube by NSYF shows Singh speaking to an audience about Sikh principles of equality and of “independence, of sovereignty.” In February 2016, Singh appeared at an event organized by the U.K.-based National Sikh Youth Federation (NSYF) in the suburbs of London titled Sovereignty and Polity. And while his statement on Wednesday maintains that “questions regarding the future of India are not for (him) to decide,” some argue his presence at such events should not be taken lightly. It only leads to suffering, pain and death.” Singh was not available for an interview.īut the 2015 rally in San Francisco is not the only time Singh has spoken at an event focused on Sikh sovereignty. “Terrorism can never be seen as a way to advance the cause of any one group. “I condemn all acts of terrorism in every part of the world, regardless of who the perpetrators are or who the victims are,” he said in a statement sent to the Post on Wednesday. Since then, Singh has walked a fine line on the question of sovereignty, at once advocating self-determination while condemning violence. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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