Browsing Tag: Riots

Amitabh Bachchan pleads innocence in 1984 anti-Sikh riots

After being barred by Akal Takht from participating in a religious function, Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan has written a letter to the highest Sikh body, mentioning that he had not said anything against the community during the 1984 riots.
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1984 riots: ‘Why nobody noticed Amitabh Bachchan spewing venom in India’

"I wonder why no one in India lodged case against Amitabh Bachchan for provoking killing of Sikhs," said Jagdish Kaur, prime witness in 1984 anti- Sikh riots while talking to TOI on Thursday.
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You Tell 'Em, Mama

The upside to all this is that, as Lao-Tzu so pithily put it, the darkest moment is just before the dawn. Britain woke up to an army of residents with brooms and floor cloths to clean up the streets rekindling memories of that wartime spirit which meant we were never conquered. The dawn of a new age is coming where giving will be the new greed.
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Scotland Yard learns from Sikhs - The Southall model that kept London looters away

Broadway in Southall, with its glittering shops reflecting the prosperity of the local Punjabi community built up over the past 50 years, must have presented a very tempting target to would-be looters last week. But it was extremely lucky for the looters, who....
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Singh doesn’t mean “lion” for nothing

For 312 years, Singh has been the surname almost universally adopted by baptised male Sikhs. It means “lion” and judging by last night’s events it’s no exaggeration.
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Sangat TV's guerrilla journalism wins fans amidst riots

Armed with just a camera and microphone Sangat TV reporter Upinder Randhawa has become a well-known face during coverage of the riots and disorder in Birmingham this week...."It's very emotional and ridiculous what I'm seeing."
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UK riots: Birmingham's Muslims and Sikhs debate response to tragedy

He concluded that there were two possible outcomes – that they would protest, and the media would label them "extremists", or that they would act "nobly" and be seen as a community united. He added: "You decide. I will stand with you all the way."
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How Sangat TV covered the Birmingham riots

It has hunted down rioters in Birmingham, confronted police during running battles, and broadcast live footage of arrests on Sky TV. But it is this bizarre form of guerilla journalism that has proved the most captivating coverage of the riots that have swept England.
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As London cleans up from riots, residents fume (Video)

Londoners are angry at rioters and at authorities' response. Some analysts say the unrest springs from Britain's social disparity. Violence eases in the capital but flares in other cities.
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Southall Sikhs Defy Anarchy of London Riots

A combination of text messages, phone calls, social media postings and good old word-on-the-street canvassing, drew together crowds of Sikhs in their hundreds to protect the Gurdwaras, businesses and locals against the very real threat of mob opportunism from surrounding areas.
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