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A familiar fear
Updated On: 24 September, 2023 07:53 AM IST | Mumbai | Gautam S Mengle
Isolated from family and threatened by Khalistanis, Indians living in Canada find themselves in the shadow of the 1980s, a wound that they thought had healed
While Sikhs in Canada face threats for not supporting the Khalistan cause, Hindus, too, are being targeted by Khalistanis with open threats to their lives and social media posts asking them to leave the country. Pics/Getty Images
At last count, the Hindus Against Injustice group had 287 members, and the count is still rising. The WhatsApp group has been formed by the Hindu community in Canada in an attempt to create a concerted effort against the rising anti-India sentiment in the country, which has become all the more pronounced over the last one week. One member talks about how he overheard someone at a mall in Mississauga, speaking about Indians using the choicest of expletives. Another talks about constantly looking over his shoulder while having lunch at a restaurant in Toronto.
The agenda, however, is not just Hindus. The group members are vocally supportive of the Sikh community in Canada as well. One of them shares a TikTok video of a local leader’s statement, asking, “Why is he saying ‘Sikh community’ [instead of Khalistanis]? He is trying to imply that all Sikhs want a separate Khalistan. Others will be completely misinformed by this video.”
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