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A round up of yesterday with some more photos. SIKH DEMONSTRATORS DEAL A HEAVY BLOW TO THE RACIST EDL http://www.turbancampaign.com/updates/sikh-demonstrator-deal-a-heavy-blow-to-the-racist-edl/ An extract: "A delegation of Sikhs marched proudly joining a big rally against the English Defence League (EDL) held in Luton on Saturday 5th February 2011. They played the Dhol, a Punjabi war drum, as they entered the rally carrying a banner that read ‘Sikhs Against the English Defence League – Fighting Intolerance since 1699’, a reference to the establishment of martial Sikhism by the 10th Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh Ji.They were greeted with cheers by more than two thousand demonstrators gathered in the Park Square, in the centre of Luton, who gave the marching Sikhs a great applause. This comes as a great blow to the English Defence League (EDL) as they had claimed that they are getting support from many Sikhs. The demonstration by ‘Sikhs Against the EDL’ shows otherwise. The Sikh protesters shouted slogans against Guramit Singh, one of the self-styled EDL leaders from Sikh background and called him a traitor. They claimed that he had brought shame to the Sikh community and should be locked up due to some of his recent speeches. Varinder Singh spoke on behalf of the Sikh delegation and pointed out that the Sikh community has a proud tradition of fighting Fascism in the Second World War. He asked, “Given our proud history, how can Sikhs not oppose the racism and Fascism espoused by EDL?” "

This Saturday 'Sikhs Against EDL' attended the Luton demonstration against the English Defence League. They were given platform to make a speech against Guramit Singh and condemn his view. The Sikhs called for Guramit Singh to be locked up. Photos, images and more to come shortly. http://uaf.org.uk/2011/02/luton-thousands-turn-out-to-oppose-racist-edl/ " A big cheer greeted the arrival of the banner and delegation of Sikhs Against the English Defence League, who turned out in solidaridarity with Muslims – the EDL’s main targets."

Neutral? What do you base that on? That's not what your elected community representatives are saying, of student groups and its certainly not what the Gurdwareh are saying either. The Sikh community in the UK is AGAINST the English Defence League and the evidence is right there! There is absolutely no way to justify support for the English Defence League if you want to proclaim yourself as an adherent of the Sikh faith. As for the TurbanCampaign, if you had read the website you would see that it is not an organisation in itself. Many of you need to quit being scared of the Muslims. They done what any community would do in their situation which is to self organise and come together to defend their community from the EDL. Supporting the EDL will achieve nothing except make you look like a fool and bring shame to our community. In fact, the primary reason for having to step up the anti-edl initiative was due to the 'badnaami' being caused by this pro-edl & bnp madness. If you're scared of 'Islamification' then perhaps you should do more and INVEST in your own community. Be sure to compete on every level, in business, in politics and in providing the youth with more opportunities. Standing shoulder to shoulder with the EDL is not right.

Hasn't anyone here heard of the saying "Pagh di Laaj Rakhni" ? COME OUT TO THE LUTON DEMO AND OPENLY CONDEMN THE ENGLISH DEFENCE LEAGUE! Condemn their attacks on women, on our elderly, on places of worship, on their misrepresentation of our community, on their attempts to stain our rich history of fighting fascism in all its forms. LUTON - For those of you who will be at the Luton demo, please print the following flyer for distribution - http://turbancampaign.com/release/luton/flyer.pdf Send a clear signal - THE SIKH COMMUNITY DOES NOT STAND BY THE ENGLISH DEFENCE LEAGUE. I'm surprised at some of the absolute nonsense comments posted on this thread. At the same time I'd like to thank those who are not buying into the EDLs rubbish. A blog post will be out soon along with some more audio interviews from the various signatories.

‎*** Update 22/01/2011 *** Cllr. Harjinder (Joe) Singh Naitta, Blagreaves Ward - Derby, supports the joint statement condemning the English Defence League. To read the full statement along with the list of signatories please visit: http://www.turbancampaign.com/updates/joint-statement-release/

Today the joint statement released by various Sikh temples, Community representatives and Student groups condemning the English Defence League (EDL) is being aired around the clock on Sunrise Radio 1458am. To hear a clipping of the news, please visit the below link: http://www.turbancampaign.com/updates/sikh-community-joint-statement-featured-on-sunrise-radio/ Alternatively to download the audio click below: http://turbancampaign.com/edl/multimedia/sunrise_radio.ogg.

FYI - Balwindar Rana DOES NOT run the Turban Campaign. He is a spokesperson for United Against Fascism. Please consider spending time and reading through the list of signatories and who they represent.

Short clip from Balwindar Rana's interview with XL Radio yesterday on the topic of Sikhs within the English Defence League. http://soundcloud.co...ence-league-edl or http://www.turbancampaign.com/updates/balwindar-xlradio/

Updates 16/01/2011 Cllr Balvir Sond (Hounslow West Ward) signs joint statement condemning the English Defence League. Mr. Balwindar Rana (United Against Fascism) was today featured on XLRadio (http://www.xlradio.ca/) and discussed the topic of mislead Sikhs involved in the English Defence League.

UPDATE 15/01/2011: Councillor Gurdial Bhamra, London Borough of Redbridge signs joint statement condemning the English Defence League Quote from correspondence: "We need to ensure that our young blood are not influenced by their policies."

UPDATE: 06/01/2011 Lakhbir Singh, Labour Councillor (former Mayor of Luton), Luton, signs the joint statement condemning the English Defence League (EDL) & British National Party (BNP). Worth noting that Lakhbir Singh was a victim of a physical racial attack by EDL supporters. Full statement can be read at: http://www.turbancam...tement-release/ To support the statement please email movement@turbancampaign.com.

Update 05/01/2011 Kings College London Sikh Society signs joint-statement. To sign the statement please email movement@turbancampaign.com The statement can be viewed at the below URL: http://www.turbancampaign.com/updates/joint-statement-release/

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Waheguru ji ki Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh. We would like to update the community of recent signatories who support the joint statement. 27/12/2010 • Darshan Singh Gurm, General Secretary, Singh Sabha London East Barking & Seven Kings. • R. Singh, Spokesperson, Mata Sahib Kaur Sikh Academy, Newbury Park, Ilford. 29/12/2010 • Gurcharan Singh, Councillor, Ealing Southall Quote from supporting email: "I am fully supportive of the joint statement and subscribe to it in full. This (EDL and BNP) menace must be fought on every step of the way." The full statement can be found at the URL below along with PDF copies of the signatures: http://www.turbancam...tement-release/