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i was not at this event, but i did think about going because i thought it was for a good cause. but from the reviews and videos that have come out, i am thinking maybe something was up.
I can't make any comments about what took place or about the presenations because i wasn't there BUT regarding the decision the singh made i believe, it was the right thing to do because if they did get up and make a scene or approached the stage in a "violent" manner then that would have gone in the media, and how do you think we would be portrayed if the headline wrote something like "Singhs Brawl at ONEPANTH event." Also if the singhs had resorted to a violent approach or even took over the stage then they could be deemed as AGAINST onepanth. Which i know as a fact they are not! Besides Guru Gobind Singh Ji said we are not suppose to pick up the sword at the first sign of trouble. What the singhs did was make a peaceful statement, it is not hard to notice big singhs wearing chola walking out. I am sure people noticed that!
This event did not portray the "ONEPANTH" thing properly. Remembering 1984 is important, through any means but if we were uniting as sikhs shouldn't there be some form of GURBANI or kirtan? some of the presentations were excellent, very well constructed and therefore i don't agree that onepanth was anti-panthic BUT some of the presentation should have been monitored more appropriately.
Jaspaul Singh said that the organizers required a script of what was being presented, which is good to keep the event flowing efficiently. and if the script WERE changed last minute then the organizers should have took appropriate action, whatever that maybe. Because in the end even though the organizers had the right intentions because of the lack of action on teh presentations that were unappropriate, the event is getting bad reviews. If the organizers had come on stage and addressed the situation then it would have been just.
In conclusion, Alot of people can be held responsable for their action or inactions but in the end even though there was the right intentions for the event, it is unfortunate that the rebound or reply of the event maybe have caused some racus and had the opposite reaction that the sevadars were looking for.
just my 2 cents
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