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A handful of Sikh hardliners, including general secretary of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) Jarnail Singh Sakhira, had arrived at the Golden Temple seeking permission to welcome Trudeau. AMRITSAR : If Amritsar matters the most for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during his ongoing visit to India, he did not miss the opportunity to charm Punjabis with his perfect demeanour as he paid obeisance at the Golden Temple on Wednesday. The large screens in the heritage street ran messages of welcome and pictures of chief minister Amarinder Singh and Trudeau.The Golden Temple complex had the usual gathering on Wednesday morning. The Canadian PM also got photographs clicked with Canadian and Indian ministers in the parikarma. We are filled with grace and humility,” said Trudeau, recording his thoughts in the visitors’ book at the Sikhs’ holiest shrine.Dressed in white with a saffron headscarf, Trudeau stopped several times in the “parikarma” to greet the onlookers and shake hands with the security staff..