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If
#HardKaur
has committed sedition by questioning Yogi Adityanath and RSS Chief, then please charge me as well for I consider the Sanghis as real terrorists and dangerous for our society.
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Being a Haryanvi Punjabi, I feel ashamed how the BJP government in Haryana is discouraging Muslims from doing their Namaz in open. Please drop by at my home in Delta for namaz in my front yard. That’s the least I can do to show my support.
@TeestaSetalvad
@RanaAyyub
@1Force
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Last night I was directly threatened by a Modi supporter following an event held at UBC. I was invited to speak on CAA.Just wanted to caution everyone about the growing threat of Hindutva extremists in Canada. It’s time to be vigilant.
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Yes Minister. My fabulous partner and hero
@RachnaSinghNDP
is now the Minister of Education, becoming the first South Asian woman and second Punjabi after Moe Sihota to hold this important portfolio.
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Thanks to
@RaviSinghKA
for endorsing our campaign
#HandsAgainstRacism
started by
@SpiceRadioVan
under the leadership of
@RJ_Shushma
.
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Where were you guys when
@RanaAyyub
was being trolled? That’s what happens when you sleep with a snake.
@bainjal
@Nidhi
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Our Prime Minister didn’t do anything wrong. I stand with Trudeau. Do you?
#StandWithTrudeau
#standwithfarmerschallenge

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In that case, please charge me for sedition too.
@harsh_mander
@Shehla_Rashid
@charliesmithvcr
@derrickokeefe
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Being a Haryanvi Punjabi, I feel ashamed how the BJP government in Haryana is discouraging Muslims from doing their Namaz in open. Please drop by at my home in Delta for namaz in my front yard. That’s the least I can do to show my support.
@summerpervez
@RunghCulture
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My last interview with Hardeep Singh Nijjer in the wake of the mysterious murder of Paramjit Singh Panjwar in Pakistan. He openly expressed his apprehension about his death at the hands of Indian agents.
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Long Live Bhai Mewa Singh. Whatever we have today in Canada, we owe it to you.
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Thanks to
@sukhdhaliwal
for accepting our petition asking for fresh inquiry into the Air India bombings and the possibility of Indian agents being involved in the light of the killings of Malik and Nijjar. The offices of
@theJagmeetSingh
and
@MPJulian
did not show any interest.
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Thank you Mr.
@JustinTrudeau
for standing up for a Canadian citizen killed on the Canadian soil.
#JusticeforHardeepSinghNijjar
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Happy Birthday to Gallant Human Rights Defender
@DeepikaSRajawat
whose tireless efforts resulted into conviction of those involved in rape and murder of Asifa Bano.
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If 3,000 deaths in the 9/11 attack can be described as terrorism, why shouldn’t the massacre of an equal number of Sikhs in the first week of November, 1984 be seen as an act of “state terrorism” ?
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@vivekagnihotri
Why don’t you just openly admit that you love Godse and his followers in the current government in New Delhi instead of making such ambivalent statements? Your admiration for bigots is already well known so why this pretence?
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I call upon all South Asians in Canada to stand in solidarity with the indigenous peoples in their fight against pipelines being pushed through their traditional lands without informed consent.
@HarshaWalia
@1khalra
@JakaraMovement
@amansinghbcndp
@WorldSikhOrg
@Campaign1984
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Happy Golden Birthday to the anchor of my life
@RachnaSinghNDP
, who is a true hero and role model for many. Stay blessed my love. ❤️ 🎂
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Modi supporter calls me traitor outside
@New_Westminster
city council chamber before
@ChuckPuchmayr
moved motion against CAA.
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@jazzyb
presented with
@desi_radical
medal of courage for standing up for the Indian farmers in Surrey this afternoon. Thanks to
@dks_official1
and
@s_ishwinder
for making out time for the ceremony and
@ParyDulai
for allowing us to hold the event at Channel Punjabi studio.
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Ashamed to have worked for
@htTweets
after seeing their so called journalists stooping to the level of trashing Sikhs and Pakistanis in Canada all the time. If donating money to Pakistan during floods is a crime why not question Modi for offering assistance to the neighbours?
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Hey
@htTweets
, how dare you drag my name into this malicious report? Either prove the baseless allegations against me or else apologize. Otherwise, I am going to take a legal action. You cannot malign people just like that and get away.
The police in Canada have issued a public warning identifying 11 men, of whom nine are of Punjab origin, linked to extreme levels of gang violence.
(Shishir Gupta reports )
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A big thank you to BC Government for declaring April as
#DalitHistoryMonth
from Radical Desi.
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Those who are advising Canadian Sikh politicians to disown violence, need to know that Canadian nation state is inherently violent against the indigenous peoples.
@RussDiabo
@AmericanIndian8
@UBCIC
@charliesmithvcr
@derrickokeefe
@KimballCariou
@1khalra
@Khalramission
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Just finished reading this amazing novel by
@NitashaKaul
. A powerful story we all need to know in times of self isolation and social distancing something the people of Kashmir have been forced to live with indefinitely much before COVID 19 hit the world.
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7:45 am, January 11. It was exactly today in 1915, when you went to the scaffold with courage and conviction and prayers on your lips, so that we could live with dignity. Long Live Bhai Mewa Singh. ✊
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My book on
#KareenaKapoorKhan
has been officially launched at the Chandigarh Press Club on her birthday. Thanks to
@shivinder1986
and
@Rajeevsolan
for making this happen.
#HappyBirthdayKareenaKapoor
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@vivekagnihotri
So why don’t you go there and live among them rather than milking their tragedy by making movies based on lies ? If you have courage to face the truth question your beloved leader
@narendramodi
who has made their lives even more difficult by scrapping Article 370.
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Vancouver-based artist Suzzane Klassen makes a beautiful portrait of Human Rights Defender
@DeepikaSRajawat
who stood up for the family of an eight-year-old Asifa Bano who was raped and murdered in India in 2018.
@charliesmithvcr
@RanaAyyub
@TeestaSetalvad
@cjpindia
@koushalk
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Tune in
@SpiceRadioVan
today at 9 am to listen to
@RaviSinghKA
who will be reporting from Ground Zero in Turkey where he and his team are helping the victims of earthquake.
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Time to re-elect
@KahlonRav
, a strong voice for human rights and social justice on October 24.
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The copies of controversial farming bills burnt by the protestors in Surrey on Lohri night.
#farmersrprotest
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I accuse Indian agents. He always apprehended death at their hands. We all need to pressure Canadian government to look deeply into this.
Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib Surrey’s president and Sikhs for Justice volunteer Hardeep Singh Nijjar has been shot to death at Gurdwara Sahib few minutes ago by two gunmen.
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Happy Indigenous Peoples Day to our indigenous friends, allies, elders, brothers and sisters. Thanks for accepting us on your traditional territories and giving us an opportunity to make Turtle Island our home.
@cecepoint
@AmericanIndian8
@UBCIC
@charliesmithvcr
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The news of the launching of my book on
#KareenaKapoorKhan
is among the top global tweets. Thanks to all my media friends and allies for making this happen.
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Congratulations to everyone on the birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur who laid down his life for human rights and stood up against state repression. Let’s carry forward his mission by raising our voices against injustice anywhere in the world.
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Great exhibition of the pictures of the victims and survivors of enforced disappearances in Punjab at The Space Art Gallery in Vancouver. Thanks to
@Khalsa_Aid
for organizing this.
@1khalra
@Khalramission
@renaheer
@charliesmithvcr
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Hi everyone, my book on
#KareenaKapoorKhan
is finally out. Please pre order a copy at Chetna Parkashan now. For more information call Satish Gulati at +91 98152 98459.
@KareenaUpdates
@charliesmithvcr
@KimballCariou
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On the
#NationalCinemaDay
, I recommend everyone to watch
#JogiOnNetflix
- an amazing movie that reveals the truth of
#SikhGenocide
and gives us hope for a better future if we all come together leaving aside our religious differences to fight against bigotry and state repression.
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#FarmersProtest
in Surrey. Organized by the members of Guru Granth Sahib Satkaar Committee on Saturday, July 24.
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We did it.
@New_Westminster
passes motion against India’s Islamophobic and divisive CAA on Monday and becomes first Canadian municipality to do so. Thanks to
@ChuckPuchmayr
for making this happen.
@cjpindia
@TeestaSetalvad
@charliesmithvcr
@SrushtiGangdev
@NeetuGarcha
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Our House of Commons online petition asking for a fresh inquiry into the Air India episode is now open for signatures. Please sign and spread the word far and wide. Thanks to Mr.
@sukhdhaliwal
for supporting it.
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If interviewing
@SFJGenCounsel
is a crime, then I deserve to be punished as well. Not only I had to quit a radio job back in 2014 for speaking with him, but have had him on air several times after that. I stand with
#AsthaRajvanshi
. Do you?
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Tune in
@SpiceRadioVan
on Sunday, March 21 at 9 am to listen to the star broadcaster of
@GlobalBC
@NeetuGarcha
on her thoughts on the international day for the elimination of racial discrimination.
#HandsAgainstRacism
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Today on
#UdhamSingh
’s martyrdom day, we gathered outside the Indian Visa and Passport Application Center in Surrey to raise our voices for the release of
#TeestaSetalvad
whose great grandfather stood up for the victims of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
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On
#WorldPressFreedomDay
, I want to salute my daring and honest journalist friends, like
@RanaAyyub
@niranjan_takle
@HartoshSinghBal
@shivinder1986
@RajeevKhannaDxb
@nehadixit123
@TeestaSetalvad
who have refused to compromise and buckle down under a fascist regime in India.
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Shishir Gupta of
@htTweets
has revealed through another journalist that his story describing me as “a provocateur” against Ripudaman Singn Malik is based on the information verified by the Indian consulate in Canada. What else we need to prove growing foreign interference?
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Today, we gathered outside Indian Visa and Passport Application Center in Surrey to raise our voices against the brutal killings of four farmers in
#LakhimpurKheri
.
#FarmersProtests
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My book on
#KareenaKapoorKhan
is out in print. Will be available with Amazon shortly. Thanks to Satish Gulati and Sumit Gulati for making this happen. Please contact Chetna Parkashan at
98762 07774
95011 45039 for shipping in India.
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@NewDelhiTimes
Rather than attacking
@theJagmeetSingh
why don't you dare to question Modi for turning India into Hindu Rashtra?
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Proud of you
@RachnaSinghNDP
. Happy Punjab Day everyone. ਮੇਰੀ ਮਾਂ ਬੋਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਜ਼ਿੰਦਾਬਾਦ !!! ✊
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Just finished reading this amazing book by
@FriedrichPieter
. It’s even more relevant in Canada where there is no dearth of agent provocateurs within the Khalistani movement whose actions are helping the rulers in New Delhi.
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Congratulations to Hardeep Singh Nijjer and his slate for being acclaimed second time without any opposition to run the affairs of Surrey-Delta Gurdwara. This must give sleepless nights to the apologists of Modi in Canada and India. :)
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The world has become a hopeless place. When it’s time to question a bigot like Modi, it’s rather questioning Trudeau, who chose to stand up for a minority in spite of going down in polls.
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Will the
@CityofSurrey
dare to pull out Indian pavilion? A sizeable number of Indo Canadians in the city are also concerned about human rights situation under
@narendramodi
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#Toolkit
is not a weapon of mass destruction. It is a guide to passive resistance. If supporting it makes you a conspirator so please consider me as one.
#FreeDisha
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Today on the eve of the martyrdom day of
#GauriLankesh
, we gathered outside Indian Visa and Passport Application Center in Surrey to raise our voices for justice to her and the release of jailed journalists and denounce the recent deportation of Angad Singh.
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Just got this in the mail. Thanks to BC Government for declaring April as
#DalitHistoryMonth
on behalf of
@desi_radical
.
#JaiBhim
#JyotiraoPhule
#ManguramMugowalia
#SantramUdasi
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Just over a year ago, Nijjar was murdered outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey; four Indian nationals have since been charged.
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All Canadian elected officials of Indian origin must speak out against vicious attacks on Christians on the occasion of Christmas in India. Your Christmas greetings are meaningless if you cannot even do this. Enough is enough. Time to stand up against Hindutva.
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Huge turnout at the memorial service held for Hardeep Singh Nijjer at Surrey-Delta Gurdwara today evening. The rain failed to dampen the spirits of those who showed up to pay tributes to the deceased who was declared as Martyr by the organizers.
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Thanks to
@Fraserhealth
for giving me a fresh lease on life. A big shout out to all the dedicated doctors, nurses, technicians, healthcare workers and paramedics at Surrey Memorial and Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster for putting me back on track. Love you all. 🙏
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@NeetuGarcha
joins our campaign
#HandsAgainstRacism
started by
@SpiceRadioVan
under the leadership of
@RJ_Shushma
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Proud of the anchor of my life
@RachnaSinghNDP
for raising her voice for Bhai Mewa Singh in the
@BCLegislature
. Whatever we have today in Canada is because of him.
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@constinsp
@AryaCanada
Check your facts. Sikhs in Canada have condemned it. How many times you have questioned Modi government for growing attacks on minorities in India?
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#20YearsAndNotGivingUp
#NazneenToNaina
Celebrating 20 years of
#KareenaKapoorKhan
in
#Bollywood
with
@georgiastraight
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@narendramodi
Had he lived in India, he would have met the same fate as of Father Stan Swamy. So please stop fooling around.
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@ashoswai
For once, my faith in American democracy is restored. I cannot say that for India where voters continue to give legitimacy to bigots.
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What about your masters in New Delhi? By glorifying the assassins of Mahatma Gandhi and patronizing Hindutva terrorists, what kind of example they are trying to set?
Khalistan supporters in Canada have reached new low with a despicable float in a recent Brampton parade.
The float celebrated the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with her cutout in white saree soaked in blood and cutouts of her bodyguard turned killers
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Just finished reading this powerful memoir by
@Lisaraniray
- a supermodel, an amazing actor, a cancer survivor and a born writer, who stood up to the challenge of Hindu Right years before as a true secularist by accepting a role in
@IamDeepaMehta
’s Water. More coming.
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This is unacceptable.
Today, we received notice from Twitter notifying us that our tweet remembering the Sikh genocide & the sacrifice of Khalra allegedly violates Indian law(s).
A perfect example of India criminalizing dissent, including for stating well accepted facts.
#NeverForget1984
#KhalraWeek
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By not letting her daughter skip the classes or miss the school to attend the swearing in, on the first day of her becoming the education minister
@RachnaSinghNDP
sets an example. ✊ ❤️
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Burnaby-South by-election result is a verdict against right wing bigots both in Canada and India, besides Vancouver Sun that shamelessly endorsed a Conservative candidate thinking as if the voters in that riding are dumb.
@charliesmithvcr
@derrickokeefe
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These harmless students were targeted for being Kashmiris. But a group of Sikhs helped them with food, shelter and transport and ensured they returned to their state safe.
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My book on
#KareenaKapoorKhan
to be launched on her birthday on Tuesday, September 21 at Chandigarh Press Club. That’s the least I could do to show my love for you. Happy Birthday
#Bebo
🎂
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People United Will Never Be Defeated.
#standingwithfarmerschallenge
#MeTooUrbanNaxal
#MeTooKhalistani
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A copy of my book on
#KareenaKapoorKhan
has been mailed to her address by a journalist friend. Hoping to hear back from her. Let’s see whether she likes this unusual birthday gift from an unusual fan :) If anyone wants to order it, please call Satish Gulati at +91 98152 98459.
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Gurpreet Singh: South Asian activists behind pro-farmers protests to hold vigil for 215 deceased indigenous children
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