Journalist: Mr. Ambassador, Indian government has deputed Lt. Governor of Goa, Mr. Gopal Singh to represent Sikh religion at the forthcoming All Religions Peace Convention being organized at Rome. He has been nominated despite protests by the S.G.P.C.
Ambassador: That’s right.
Journalist: S.G .P.C. does not want a renegade Sikh to talk about Sikhism in an international forum particularly a person like Gopal Singh who considers Sikhism as only another school of thought within the Hindu Pantheism.
Ambassador: Very correct.
Journalist: Don’t you think Indian government has deputed Gopal Sigh as he will, parrot like, eulogies the so called Indian “secularism” and also distort Sikhism o project that Sikh freedom fighters in Punjab were indulging in anti-Sikh “activities”? How can Delhi rulers expect reconciliation Sikhs while resorting to such cheap and deplorable antics?
Ambassador: Not in national interest to disclose,
Journalist: Mr. Ambassador, four Punjab police officials have resigned from their posts and joined Khalistan Commando Force.
Ambassador: That’s right.
Journalist: They have charged Police Chief J.F. Ribeiro with staging fake encounters to kill Sikh youths. They have also indicated that hundreds of other police officials will shortly follow them.
Ambassador: Very correct.
Journalist: Do you think Indian government will be able to finish Sikh freedom fighters if well trained police and army personnel keep ‘on swelling their ranks in this fashion? Does it not give a lie to government propaganda that there are only a handful of freedom fighters?
Ambassador: Not in national interest to disclose
Journalist: Mr. Ambassador, incensed by the continuous persecution, the Muslims in India have also formed private armies (Senas) like ‘Adam Sena, Ya Ali Sena and Al Jehad.
Ambassador: That’s right.
Journalist: They have formed these Senas to protect themselves from the persistent attacks by Hindu Senas that are roaming like mad dogs to bite at will the members of the minority communities,
Ambassador: Very correct.
Journalist: What danger do you think the ruling majority community and possibly have from the unprotected minorities? Don’t you think Hindu Senas like Shiv Sena, RSS and others have been officially created to convert India into an exclusive Hindu theocratic state?
Ambassador: Not in national interest to disclose
Article extracted from this publication >> October 24, 1986
