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The Saffron Hindu turns to Fijian Sikhs: VHP (Fiji chapter) president Dayal called Khaiyum 'Taliban' and Muslims 'Terrorists'; now Sikhs attract his wrath over 'Ker Sewa'

4/10/2014

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The VHP president Dayal was venting his anger and venom on his Facebook last week when he read the following article in India Today:

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Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung at the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara
Taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat mission forward, Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Thursday morning visited the Bangla Sahib Gurudwara and performed kar sewa. The Lt Governor, who was accompanied by his wife Ameena, polished shoes of devotees as part of the kar sewa at the gurudwara in the heart of the capital.

Kar sewa, which translates as a form of selfless service, is a Sikh ritual.

"A clean India was the vision of Mahatma Gandhi
and government has done a symbolic gesture by starting the drive today to make it come true. The cleanliness drive in Delhi is a five-year mission and will go on till 2019," Jung said.

"I request the government, municipal bodies, hospitals, and the people to make combined efforts to keep Delhi clean. Let cleanliness become a habit," the Lt governor said.

Describing polishing shoes as a "humbling experience", Jung said he wanted to visit the gurudwara since a long time and this is the reason he chose it to launch the campaign.

Jung was also given a tour of the temple's heritage museum where he interacted with the staff.

"My message to public is that India is a secular country and that I feel very happy coming to this place of worship," he said.
Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/najeeb-jung-swachh-bharat-mission-bangla-sahib-gurudwara/1/393916.html

The Fijian Hindu who claims to be a follower of Mahatma Gandhi should be promoting inter-faith unity in 'BAINIMARAMA'S NEW FIJI'
Fijileaks Editor: Najeeb Jung is NOT the FIRST ONE:

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Pakistan's Deputy Attorney-General Khurshid Khan in a Sikh Temple
Muhammad Khurshid Khan was so upset at the killing of a Sikh man in Pakistan by a Taliban group that he decided to embark on a pilgrimage of service to Sikh and other religious places of worship as a form of penance for their actions.

Quite a remarkable story:


Pakistan deputy attorney-general to clean shoes at Amritsar Golden Temple 

After spending several hours polishing the shoes of worshippers at Gurdwara Sisganj in New Delhi on Monday, where he was part of a Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association delegation, Muhammad Khurshid Khan left for Amritsar, home of the Golden Temple and the centre of the Sikh religion, to clean thousands more.

He began his service pilgrimage after Jaspal Singh, one of three Sikh men kidnapped by Taliban militants in Peshawar in 2010, was murdered. The other two men were rescued by the Pakistani Army. Since then he has visited Sikh temples or Gurdwaras in Pakistan and India to declare his opposition to terrorism through ‘sevadari’ – service – to other religions.

Mr Khan said he was so upset by the killing and his fear that it associated his own Muslim faith with terrorism that he went to sit on the steps of Peshawar’s Gurdwara Bhai Joga Singh. He felt a sense of peace, he told The Times of India, and resolved to visit other places of worship, including Hindu temples and Christian churches to offer his help.

“I am a Muslim, not a terrorist; I am a Khan, not a terrorist; I am from Pakistan, but not a terrorist,” he explained.

The Taliban had damaged Pakistan’s ‘pluralistic’ heritage – there are still Christian, Hindu, Sikh and Jain communities throughout the country – but it was unfair “to tarnish a whole community for the sins of a few,” he said.

He visited his local Gurdwara every day for two months, where he read the works of the Sikh gurus, including Guru Nanak, and polished shoes. In both India and Pakistan, shoes are regarded as dirty, and touching the feet of another is an act of self-abasement and respect.

He was on Monday night travelling from New Delhi to Amritsar after India’s Sikh prime minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, indicated he had no objection to him continuing his pilgrimage at the Golden Temple.

Paramjeet Singh Sarna, president of Delhi’s Sikh Gurdawara Management Committee, said Mr Khan’s actions had moved Indian Sikhs.

“There is always this underlying impression that every Pakistani is a radical but people like Khurshid have changed this image. His act has a message for the entire humanity. Although he as an individual didn’t hurt or kill anybody he has shown remorse for the innocent victims of the Taliban in Pakistan, including a Sikh, by performing community service. We are thankful to him for everything he has done for the minorities in Pakistan,” he said.

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Ironically, Dayal's side-kick and general secretary of VHP (Fiji) and
porno-surfer Ashneel Sudhakar is a
FijiFirst Party parliamentary colleague of Balmindar Singh:

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5 Comments
follower in name link
4/10/2014 02:34:25 pm

One does NOT become a follower of Gandhi by saying so. Anybody can become a follower by name only. This Dayal fala belongs in this category : a follower by name only. Gandhi would be appalled to have him as a follower!

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Khalsa Tiger
5/10/2014 07:08:10 pm

This is appalling. JD should step down as the President of VHP or issue a national apology for this. From what I gather, VHP’s objective is to organise - consolidate the Hindu society and to serve - protect the Hindu Dharma. In Fiji, JD himself has promoted VHP with aim is to serve the whole Fijian society, in addition to the Hindu community. The President said they were specifically targeting youth development and women's empowerment in their different community activities. With branches spread out around the world, the organisation's motto is Vasudheiva Kutumbakam, meaning the world is one family.
Now, the concept of ‘sewa’ or selfless service also exists with VHP. They even have a website dedicated to promoting the work they do with under-privileged societies. In the Sikh context, the same applies, except that there is no specific target audience. Help is to be extended to anyone who needs it, whether financial, material or otherwise. Also worth noting here, that Sikhs do not have an obligation to dedicate a portion of income towards donations.
The issue of shoe polishing that offends JD, is part of the jutti sewa, Shoe Seva is considered to be an act of humility. Before entering the temple/ gurdwara hall, devotees remove their shoes. Nearly every aspect of caring for the gurdwara is managed by voluntarily by members of the Sikh congregation. Sewa extends into many forms within the gurdwara, there is the kitchen service, garden service, cleaning service, shoe service, and of course there is the food serving during the langar. Specifically, shoe service is mentioned in the Guru Granth Sahib as:
"Jaat kuleen sevak je hoe||
If someone of high social standing becomes a selfless servant,
taa ka kehnaa kehahu na koe||
then his praises cannot even be expressed.
Vich sanaatanee sevak hoe||
And if someone from a lowly social class becomes a selfless servant,
nanak panheeaa pehrai soe ||4||1||6||
O Nanak, he shall wear shoes of honor." SGGS||1256
Note here that there is no barrier to the type of shoes, it can be of any material. In the event that JD raises is that shoes are of leather material (made of cow skin), he should really think that the Sikh populace is uneducated. Sikhs know better than that. Unless of course, JD has insulted the Sikh by wearing his leather shoes to the gurdwara, on his visit. Any Indian will look closely at their leather clothing before purchasing, now it’s very easy to determine synthetic leather from the original leather. Real leather is the leather made of hides (skins of animals). On the other hand, Synthetic leather is artificial leather that looks like real leather. It has a leather-like surface and is dyed and treated to make it look and feel like real leather. It is often used as a substitute for real leather because it is less expensive. To identify between the 2, the buyer, just to look at the price tag, look at the material for pores/pattern, smell (Genuine leather has the smell of leather, synthetic leather has a smell of plastic), and the brand.
JD has no right to point fingers at a religious practice that has been in existence for centuries. This is a clear contrast from his views as the VHP president. Step on you hypocrite!

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Bayant Singh
5/10/2014 07:54:01 pm

Sikhs dont suspect but respect God's creation n perform service to mankind with humility n thoughtfulness. We LOOK UP TO GODHEAD N SMILE DOWN TO HIS LOVING CREATION.

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bayant Singh
5/10/2014 07:55:21 pm

Pity ppl can't quote their own head n hearts n ridicule the character of noble ones.

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Khalsa Tiger
7/10/2014 09:09:23 pm

The military families should be indebted to the Sikh society, wasn't it Lt General Iqbal Singh Singha who successfully negotiated the release of the 44 captured soldiers early this year! Seems JD has forgotten all too quickly. Sikh soldiers proudly serve many great armies of the world, including the Indian, British, and the Americans.
Throughout history, Sikhs has stood up for their fellow Hindu countrymen against the hegemony during the Mughal rule and the British Raj of India. Now this so-called Hindu wants to rubbish the practices of the same people who saved his religion!
Mr Bainimarama was so correct when he commented that there are ‘wolfs in sheep skin’ in Fiji. “They think the church belongs to them, the church does not belong to them, it belongs to the Methodists like me and they think they have the right to dictate to us what to believe in.”
The same goes for JD, this makes you a atheist rather than what your VHP status shows you to be.

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