00:00 Few days back, Kalistan Movement leader in Canada and President of Sikhs for Justice
00:06 which organizes the so called referendum, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun attacked Hindu Canadians
00:13 asking us to leave Canada and go back to India.
00:17 I have heard from many Hindu Canadians who are fearful after this targeted attack.
00:23 I urge Hindu Canadians to stay calm but vigilant.
00:28 Please report any incident of Hindu phobia to your local law enforcement agencies.
00:34 The Kalistan Movement leader is trying to provoke Hindu Canadians to react and divide
00:39 the Hindu and Sikh communities in Canada.
00:42 Let me be clear, vast majority of our Canadian Sikh brothers and sisters do not support Kalistan
00:49 Movement.
00:51 Most Sikh Canadians may not publicly condemn the Kalistan Movement for several reasons
00:57 but they are deeply connected to the Hindu Canadian community.
01:02 Canadian Hindus and Sikhs are connected through family relationships and shared social and
01:08 cultural ties.
01:10 This direct attack on Hindu Canadians by the leader of Canadian Kalistan Movement is further
01:17 escalation of the recent attacks on Hindu temples and public celebration of the assassination
01:24 of Hindu Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by terrorists.
01:28 Canada has high moral values and we fully uphold the rule of law.
01:34 I can't understand how glorification of terrorism or a hate crime targeting a religious group
01:39 is allowed in the name of freedom of speech and expression.
01:43 There would be an outrage in Canada if a white supremacist attacked any group of racialized
01:49 Canadians asking them to get out of our country.
01:53 But apparently this Kalistani leader can get away with this hate crime.
01:59 Hindu Canadians keep a low profile and are considered soft targets.
02:04 The anti-Hindu elements cannot digest the success of Hindu Canadians.
02:09 Two well-organized groups claiming to represent their faiths have been attacking Hindu Canadian
02:15 community leaders, Hindu organizations and even me.
02:19 For over 10 months, I have been attacked for raising a flag with our Hindu religious sacred
02:24 symbol OM on our Parliament Hill.
02:27 I again call upon Hindu Canadians to stay calm but vigilant.
02:32 As Canadians, we can be proud of our Hindu faith and our heritage and our impressive
02:37 contribution to the socio-economic success of our country, Canada.
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