1/ Many have asked: Why did Pannun and the SFJ suddenly shoot to the limelight in 2014? Why did the vitriol against PM Modi from Canadian Khalistani circles spike exactly at that time?
The answer is simple: The Modi government disrupted a lucrative business model. 🧵👇
2/ For decades, the "1984" narrative was the golden ticket for a massive human trafficking racket, used to secure asylum in the West in exchange for huge sums of money.
The Modi govt dismantled this by releasing long-delayed compensation and facilitating justice in the 1984 riots
3/ Diplomats noticed: 1984 could no longer be used as a pretext for "religious persecution." The victimhood industry was dying. When PM Modi visited Canada in 2015 for outreach, Pannun sabotaged it. They couldn't afford peace; their racket required eternal grievance.
4/ The cost of challenging this "industry" is high. Look at Ripudaman Singh Malik—a former separatist who chose reconciliation and publicly urged Sikhs to move on. He was murdered in 2022. The message was clear: break the narrative, and you are a target.
5/ When peace-building failed, they pivoted to chaos. Think back to the Farmers' Protests. Their goal was to engineer a situation where police would open fire, providing the "dead bodies" needed to parade around for global sympathy.
6/ The Home Ministry anticipated this trap. By refusing to take the bait and exercising extreme restraint, the government denied them the footage they desperately needed to keep the movement alive.
7/ Their final, flailing attempt was the manufactured Nijjar narrative—a diplomatic wedge that has now been thoroughly exposed.
8/ Today, their desperation is absolute. The West is wising up: the UK has formally designated India a "safe state," certifying that there is no general risk of persecution. This raises the legal bar, shutting down the "asylum-by-default" route that many were exploiting.
9/ They need a new "1984" to milk for relevance. This is why we see propaganda films like Satluj pushed out of nowhere. They have chosen Diljit Dosanjh as their latest patsy—using his platform to keep a wedge driven between the diaspora and India.
10/ Follow the money, and the "ideology" reveals itself as nothing more than a failing racket. They are resorting to desperate marketing and fear to survive.
#1984 #IndiaCanada #Modi #SFJ #Pannun #DiljitDosanjh #Satluj #RipudamanSinghMalik
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