Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu threatens Canadian Hindus, saying, "Leave Canada, Go To India."

 

Gurpatwant Singh Pannu, the head of the outlawed Khalistani group Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), has threatened and asked Canadian Hindus to leave the country because they are acting against the interests of the North American nation amid ongoing tensions between India and Canada over the killing of Khalistan Tiger Force chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Hindus from Indo-Canada, you have renounced your allegiance to Canada and its constitution. You are traveling to India. In a video titled "Leave Canada, Indo-Hindus, Go India," Pannu advised viewers to go to India.

Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a pro-Khalistan organization banned in India since 2019, has issued threats to individuals of Hindu origin living in Canada. SFJ demanded that they leave Canada, accusing them of supporting India and allegedly "promoting violence" by celebrating the death of Khalistani leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar. SFJ's legal counsel, Gurpatwant Pannun, who has been designated as a terrorist in India, made this demand in a widely circulated video.

This incident coincided with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's statement suggesting a potential link between Indian government agents and Nijjar's assassination in June. Trudeau's remarks triggered a diplomatic dispute between Canada and India, resulting in reciprocal expulsions of senior diplomats. Despite India dismissing Trudeau's claim as "absurd and motivated," the Canadian Prime Minister has maintained that Canada does not intend to provoke or escalate tensions.

Vijay Jain, a spokesperson for Canadian Hindus for Harmony, expressed concern over Pannun's threat, characterizing it as a manifestation of widespread Hinduphobia. There have also been reports of vandals associated with the Khalistan referendum in Canada defacing temples with graffiti and anti-India posters. A petition is currently pending in the Canadian House of Commons, seeking official recognition of Hinduphobia in the Human Rights Code, and it has garnered nearly 9000 signatures. 

Jain voiced concerns that Trudeau's comments regarding India's alleged involvement in Nijjar's murder might exacerbate tensions, with historical echoes of the 1985 Khalistani bombing of Air India Montreal-London–Delhi–Bombay flight, which resulted in a significant loss of lives. In an opinion piece published in The Globe and Mail, Andrew Coyne emphasized the importance of maintaining peace domestically in the wake of Nijjar's killing and warned of the real risk of ethnic and sectarian violence in Canada. Canadian Minister Anita Anand, who is of Hindu faith, appealed for calm, emphasizing the need to let the legal process proceed while urging unity, empathy, and restraint.