IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT AND WARNING

[Sewadar]

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!

Guru Pyare Khalsa Sadh Sangat Jeeo,

Yesterday was a very interesting day in that we learned the advantages and dangers of our actions.

We protested against HaHaPanties having a Khanda on their panties for sale. The reaction was, few people sent polite e-mails to this individual. However, many people sent veiled death threats, curse words, and embarrassing e-mails.

This action of our members has hurt the entire seva team of SikhSangat.com. We feel personally embarrassed and offended by the conduct of some hooligans. Furthermore, this puts a stain on the whole of the sangat that visits this forum. Lastly, this action resulted in a negative impression created in the mind of the HaHaPanties.com website owner.

We humbly ask you, where in Gurmat is it written that the first reaction to a protest is immature and violent e-mails?

This action by those individuals was completely inappropriate and indefensible. In the future, we will continue to stand for truth. We will continue to fight ignorance. We will continue to protest injustice, racism, prejudice and bigotry. However, if anybody uses our platform to launch hate mail, death threats, cursing, or other hateful messages at another person, there will be consequences.

Please do not force us to go on strike, or shut down the site, or ban users, or have to do damage control.

Please accept our humble benti - in the future, first fight ignorance with patience, then fight with determination, then fight with resilience, then fight with passion. Use e-mails, flyers, pamphlets, magazines, newspapers, radio, tv, letters,

phone calls, meetings, negotiations, protests, rallies, hunger strikes, and only in life and death situations, fight with physical means.

But never fight ignorance with more ignorance and hatred.

In the Spirit of Panthic Ektha & Chardee Kalaa,

ADMIN Sevadaars

SikhSangat.com

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!

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