Khalistan double standard: Turning terrorists to martyrs

March 28, 2012 16:42

Yesterday's terrorists are today's victims -- as long as they are Tamil, Sikh or belong some suitably 'Indian' category. This is the message sent repeatedly by our politicians, most recently in the case of Balwant Singh Rajoana, who conspired to assasinate former chief minister Beant Singh in 1995.

According to media reports, the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) are hailing him as 'a living Sikh martyr', and asking for -- nay, demanding -- clemency from the Prime Minister. The same SGPC that honoured Indira Gandhi's assassins as "martyrs to the cause of the Sikh nation,' back in 2008.

Read the report on Firstpost.com

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