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#NRI youth killed at #AnandpurSahib came from a family of #soldiers, father a serving Capt; was training as a #tattoo #artist | Pardeep Singh had come to pay obeisance at Shri Anandpur Sahib on the eve of #HolaMohalla
He objected to few men who were using loudspeaker in their jeeps to play songs. In the brawl that ensued, those miscreants stabbed Pardeep to death. #HolaMohalla witnesses one of the largest religious #congregations in #Punjab & is celebrated at #AnandpurSahib in Ropar every year 
#PardeepSingh’s uncle #GurdialSingh told that Pardeep had gone to #Canada in 2016 after completing Plus Two and was now the #PermanentResident (PR) of the country. Pardeep’s younger sister #KiranbirKaur too is in Canada.
The thread on #Nihangs.
The act of chopping off the hands of police personnel by one of #Nihangs is talk of social media. The act itself smacks of barbaric cruelty & deserves maximum condemnation.
The act of chopping off the hands of police personnel by one of #Nihangs is talk of social media. The act itself smacks of barbaric cruelty & deserves maximum condemnation.
But the response to act in Social media- ranging from rise of Khalistan movement to anti-hindu nature of #Nihangs - betrays poor social understanding.
In this thread I will try refute both the misconception & built a case why we should do more to adjust #Nihangs in new world.
In this thread I will try refute both the misconception & built a case why we should do more to adjust #Nihangs in new world.
During 'misl' period (or even before), Nihangs played crucial role in combating Mughals, Nadir Shah, Abdalli , Zakaria Khan & others.
During sikh rule in early half of 19th century, they were part sikh army - sort royal army (like Basij of today's Iran ).
During sikh rule in early half of 19th century, they were part sikh army - sort royal army (like Basij of today's Iran ).
