Mp Implicated In 1984 Anti-Sikh Massacre Coming To Toronto

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Kamal Nath – Invited to speak by the Canada India Business Council on March 23rd, 2010 at the Kind Edward Hotel, Downtown Toronto

Minister Kamal Nath, who led a mob of 4000 people and attacked Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, burning several Sikhs alive, is coming to Toronto. Every Sikh has a duty to do something about this in memory of the thousands of our brothers and sisters who were butchered in November 1984. For more information on Kamal Nath please see http://www.sikhactivist.net/documents/KamalNathInfo.pdf. Here is what you can do:

Cheklist:

√ Step One:

Email Event Sponsors:

The sponsors consist of Macquarie, Bombardier, Bennett & Jones, BMO Capital Market and Government of Ontario.

Macquarie ca-marketing@macquarie.com

Bombardier Julie-ann julie-ann.mcpherson@bombardier.com

Bennett And Jones mackinnonh@bennettjones.com, bowmans@bennettjones.com, mackinnonh@bennettjones.com, scottjen@bennettjones.com

BMO Capital Market Renee Lantaigne renee.lantaigne@bmo.com

Keep in mind some of these companies have business interest with India and we are NOT opposed to that, rather we only oppose this specific speaker.

Proposed text for your letter can be as follows:

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I am contacting you regarding this event your organization has sponsored.

http://canada-indiabusiness.ca/2010/03/an-evening-with-minister-kamal-nath-the-future-of-indian-infrastructure-and-trade/

Kamal Nath, MP and Union Minister of India have participated and organized in the killings of innocent Sikhs on the streets of Indian capital Delhi in November, 1984 in which more than 3000 were reported dead. Evidence regarding Kamal Nath’s involvement includes testimony of a reputable journalist, testimony of Mukhtiar Singh and other employees of attacked Gurdawara, who saw Kamal Nath leading an armed mob that attacked and demolished Gurudwara in Rakab Ganj, Delhi. In that particular incident alone, several Sikhs were burnt alive by the mob lead by Kamal Nath.

Canada, its government, legislature, constitution and its people are very sensitive to the issue of human rights abuses and genocide.

I do not condemn your desire to engage and expand in business relations with India, rather I support it. But I do condemn your support of this Cold Blooded Killer and as a community expect you to take the most moral action. It is tempting to put financial gains in front of moral responsibilities, but at the end of the day, this is not right as Canadians.

Tens of thousands of Sikhs have fled persecution in India to find freedom in Canada. Sikhs implore a company such as yours to adopt a more attentive approach to reviewing future high-profile event sponsorship requests. Canada has always served as a beacon of human rights, yet allowing politicians like Nath into the country implies tolerance of his crimes. Your company should highly reconsider its participation in this event and take steps to ensure that people like Kamal Nath and other perpetrators of egregious human rights violations are always banned from crossing Canadian borders.

Sincerely,

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√ Step Two:

Call your Local MP and MPP. Look it up on Google.

√ Step Three:

Follow up with an email to your MP and MPP. I have attached a sample letter for your reference. Feel free to copy and paste this or change it around as you prefer.

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Dear Member of Parliament,

It has come to my attention that Kamal Nath has been invited by the Canada India Business Council to speak on March 23rd, 2010. There is substantial evidence concerning Mr. Nath’s participation in pogroms and I am disappointed that he is being allowed to speak.

The Canadian Sikh community is deeply saddened that Nath, whose participation in the November 1984 anti-Sikh pogrom in India has been documented by numerous human rights organizations, will be allowed to enter Canada. Nath, who was then an MP, allegedly led a violent mob of 4,000 Hindus which destroyed Gurdwara Rakab Ganj in New Delhi. Despite eyewitness testimony that Nath “was controlling the crowd,” he was never indicted for his role in the three day pogrom during which at least 3,000 Sikh men, women and children were brutally murdered. By providing him with a stage, you are sending the wrong message to the world community about Torontonians values and those of the Canadian people.

Sikh community organizations have also protested visits by Kamal Nath to the United States, including his 2008 speech at Northwestern University in Illinois. Some Western nations, including the U.S. and Britain, have denied visas to other Indian politicians guilty of crimes against humanity. Notably, in October 2009, British authorities denied a visa for former Indian Cabinet Minister Jagdish Tytler, who organized bloodthirsty crowds to exterminate Sikhs in 1984. Similarly, in 2008 a group of American organizations banned together to demand the denial of an entry visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his role in the 2002 riots. There is not doubt that had a an organization invited Adolf Hitler to speak in Toronto, or anywhere in Canada, that his entry would be denied without question, and Sikh-Canadians are demanding the same respect.

Tens of thousands of Sikhs have fled persecution in India to find freedom in Canada. Sikhs implore its Government to adopt a more attentive approach to reviewing future high-profile visa requests. Canada has always served as a beacon of human rights, yet allowing politicians like Nath into the country implies tolerance of his crimes. You should strongly consider taking action against this matter and take steps to ensure that Kamal Nath and other perpetrators of egregious human rights violations are always banned from crossing Canadian borders.

Regards,

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Your email should address the correct issue with each level of Government. We are upset with Federal MP’s for allowing him into the country and upset with Provincial MPP’s for sponsoring the event.

√ Step Four:

Email two parliamentary committee’s

Justice and Human Rights

FastE@parl.gc.ca, MenarSe@parl.gc.ca, MurphB@parl.gc.ca, comarJ@parl.gc.ca, LemayM@parl.gc.ca, PetitD@parl.gc.ca, JenniM@parl.gc.ca, MooreR@parl.gc.ca, Rathgeber.B@parl.gc.ca, LeblaD@parl.gc.ca,NorloR@parl.gc.ca, Woodworth.S@parl.gc.ca

Citizen and Immigration

TilsoD@parl.gc.ca, BevilM@parl.gc.ca, StcyrT@parl.gc.ca, Calandra.P@parl.gc.ca, DykstR@parl.gc.ca, ThilaE@parl.gc.ca, Chowo@parl.gc.ca, GrewaN@parl.gc.ca, Wong.A@parl.gc.ca, CoderD@parl.gc.ca,KarygJ@parl.gc.ca, Young.T@parl.gc.ca

Use the same letter that you send to your Federal MP.

√ Step Five:

This step will involve emailing journalist, news reporters and other mainstream media outlets. Stay tuned for more details.

Please forward this to 5-10 people in your immediate circle who YOU can guarantee will help with this sewa

Conclusion:

Some of our grandparents, parents, friends and relatives experienced the pain of 1984 first-hand and came to Canada to provide a better life for the generation of Sikhs to come like you and I. As young Canadian Sikhs, we have the world of opportunity in our hands. We are an intelligent, educated and powerful young Sikh community and this is the absolute lease we can do for our panth and for the respect of our history. Fighting against injustice and human rights violations and standing up for what is right and the core fundamentals upon which Sikhism was established. From Guru Nanak Dev Ji who spread the message of peace and brotherhood, to Guru Gobind Singh Ji, who sacrificed himself for the rights of other – Sikhism is deeply and heavily rooted with the ideals of doing what is right and just.

I encourage all of everyone to stand up, be heard and make a difference. This is chance is yours, this choice is yours

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Already sent one and will be sending more emails. Mod's can you make this a sticky for the mean time until this is resolved.

Also try to get a rally started for this weekend where media are notified of what is taking place, how a butcher is being let into Canada. Tell the the local news stations so the story gets air time. Get the downtown Toronto sangat together and rally this infront of government offices.

And sangat here do your part by sending those e-mails or picking up the phone and calling your local mp's. There is a link to a site where it has facts of Kamal Nath's doing, include that into your e-mail.

[KhalsaJee]

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[S1ngh]

Canada India Business Council

Is there anyway to see the list of businesses who supports this event? Not the list of sponsors but the list of India Business Council?