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Disappointed to see @theJagmeetSingh conflate the Nazi #Hakenkreuz with the sacred #Swastika, perpetuating a colonial lie that demonises Hinduism. This is painful, especially given his Dharmik heritage.

While less prominent, the Swastika symbol is still a part of the Shri Guru… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The Swastika can be found in and around Gurdwaras in India.

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What is more disappointing is that this isn’t the first time the NDP leader has helped in furthering this misinformation, which was promptly refuted by CoHNA.

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Lawmakers in Queensland, Victoria and California are starting to differentiate between the hateful #Nazisymbol and the #sacredSwastika. We ask @theJagmeetSingh to listen to his own alliance partner, and fellow MP @AryaCanada who urged passionately to stop conflating the Nazi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
While we stand with the Jewish community in fighting anti-Semitism, we expect #cdnpoli and other prominent Canadians to call a spade a spade and name the hate symbol for what it is - Hakenkreuz (Hooked Cross). Combating anti-Semitism should not lead to cohna.org/swastika/… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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THREAD: This weekend, join us for our #SwastikaIsSacred campaign. It’s a festive time marking the movement of the sun into a new cycle & celebrated variously as Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Magh Bihu/ Bhogi/Lohri/Sankrant/Uttarayan or more - so let’s make it more special! How to?👇🏽 1/n Image
On Makar Sankranti and through this weekend (Jan 14 and Jan 15), change your social media profile photos to a Swastika. 2/n
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