Sikh group faces ire on social media for helping Kashmiri students

Ludhiana | Friday | 22nd February, 2019

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“They said earlier we helped Rohingiya Muslims who had reached Bangladesh and now we are helping Kashmiri Muslims,” said Khalsa Aid Asia Paficif director Amarpreet Singh. JALANDHAR: If Sikh activists are receiving appreciation for helping distressed Kashimri students , who are facing adverse reactions following Pulwama terror attack , they are also getting brickbats for their gestures. Apart from facing criticism on Twitter, quite a few called up our helpline numbers and objected to their helping “traitors”. However, the video with adverse comments was later removed.Sikh group 'Khalsa Aid', which has been arranging transportation for Kashmiri students from Chandigarh and Dehradun to Jammu and till Thursday had sent around 310 students, said that it also received obnoxious calls for helping Kashmiris. A video of Sikh activists serving tea to Kashmiri students at Gurudwara Singh Sheedan Sohana , Mohali, which was the first to shelter Kashmiri students after they started facing adverse reactions, has been shared by netizens on Facebook.The video was widely shared with a comment in Hindi stating “Shelter to Jihadis in Gurudwaras?.