Renowned singer Diljit Dosanjh received a threat from Khalistani elements and called for his November 1 show in Australia to be stopped.
The threat came from Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who said Dosanjh “insulted every victim, every widow and every orphan of the 1984 Sikh Genocide” by touching Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan’s feet.
According to multiple media reports, Pannun’s faction claimed that on October 31, 1984, Bachchan “publicly incited Hindustani mobs with the genocidal slogan ‘Khoon Ka Badla Khoon’ – ‘Blood for Blood’ – a call that unleashed death squads who committed genocidal violence in which more than 3000 Sikh women were killed.”
“By touching the feet of Bachchan, the man whose words orchestrated the genocide, Diljit Dosanjh has insulted every victim, every widow and every orphan of the 1984 Sikh Genocide,” the statement said.
SFJ has been banned in India since July 2019 under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
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