{"id":662790,"date":"2024-11-10T00:02:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T04:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=662790"},"modified":"2024-11-10T00:48:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T04:48:28","slug":"trudeau-admits-khalistani-presence-in-country-emphasizes-they-dont-represent-sikh-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/662790\/","title":{"rendered":"Trudeau admits Khalistani presence in country, emphasizes they don\u2019t represent Sikh community"},"content":{"rendered":"

India\u2019s Ministry of External Affairs has responded forcefully to Canada\u2019s handling of the Nijjar case, repeatedly stating that Ottawa has failed to present credible evidence linking India to the incident.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>In a surprising disclosure, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged the presence of Khalistani supporters in Canada. However, he clarified that these individuals do not represent Canada\u2019s Sikh community as a whole. Speaking during a Diwali celebration event at Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, Trudeau sought to separate the actions of certain Khalistani sympathizers from the broader Sikh population, noting, \u201cThere are many supporters of Khalistan in Canada, but they do not represent the Sikh community as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trudeau\u2019s comments follow mounting diplomatic tensions between India and Canada over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a pro-Khalistani figure who was gunned down outside a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18, 2023. The Indian government had classified Nijjar as a wanted terrorist. Relations took a sharp downturn in September 2023 when Trudeau publicly alleged Indian agents\u2019 involvement in Nijjar\u2019s death. Canada escalated the issue by labeling the Indian High Commissioner as a \u201cperson of interest\u201d in the case.<\/p>\n

In his address, Trudeau also pointed out that, similar to Khalistani supporters, there are Hindu Canadians who back Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s government. However, he emphasized that these supporters do not define the entire Hindu community in Canada. He said, \u201cThere are supporters of the Modi government in Canada, but they do not represent all Hindu Canadians as a whole.\u201d His comments appear to be an attempt to address concerns that certain political factions may be misrepresented within the broader Canadian Indian diaspora.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s Ministry of External Affairs has responded forcefully to Canada\u2019s handling of the Nijjar case, repeatedly stating that Ottawa has failed to present credible evidence linking India to the incident. Furthermore, Indian officials have criticized Trudeau, accusing him of indulging in \u201cvote bank politics\u201d and not adequately addressing separatist activities on Canadian soil. As relations soured, India expelled six Canadian diplomats and downgraded its diplomatic presence in Canada, while recalling its own High Commissioner.<\/p>\n

As tensions remain unresolved, India continues to press Canada for evidence of the alleged involvement of Indian agents in Nijjar\u2019s killing, though Canada has yet to provide any substantial proof. The strained relations underscore the complexity of managing internal security issues while balancing international diplomatic ties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

India\u2019s Ministry of External Affairs has responded forcefully to Canada\u2019s handling of the Nijjar case, repeatedly stating that Ottawa has failed to present credible evidence linking India to the incident. \u00a0In a surprising disclosure, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged the presence of Khalistani supporters in Canada. However, he clarified that these individuals do not represent Canada\u2019s Sikh community as a whole. Speaking during a Diwali celebration event at Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, Trudeau sought to separate the actions of certain Khalistani sympathizers from the broader Sikh population, noting, \u201cThere are…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":662791,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47748],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-662790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662790"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":662793,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662790\/revisions\/662793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}