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Pav Singh
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Author, 1984 India’s Guilty Secret @KashiHouse Punjabi Sikh-humanist. Swimming coach & triathlete. Anti-Nazi League. Heroes #sophiescholl #georgeorwell
Jun 3 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
On the 40th anniversary of the terrible events in Amritsar in June 1984, the UK government continues to withhold vital documents. Is it time they commit to full disclosure on UK’s involvement in Operation Bluestar? The whole episode reeks of a cover-up.
#NeverForget1984 
A 🧵 Most commentators in India believe the Indian army action - Bluestar was a botched operation that led to thousands of deaths of pilgrims & Indian soldiers, damaging the secular credentials of the Indian republic and leading to Mrs. Gandhi’s assassination later in the year.
Apr 11 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Brian Clough and Jack Charlton were two working-class legends who stood up to the fascists in the 1970s and were in solidarity with mining communities under attack in the 1980s.

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#Defiance #MinersStrike Image Along with Michael Parkinson, they were the founding sponsors of the Anti-Nazi League in 1977.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Apr 9 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
The murder of teacher, Blair Peach – a 🧵
 
Blair Peach was born in New Zealand. In 1969, and moved to the UK with his partner, Celia. Peach taught at the Phoenix School in Bow in East London, a school for young children with special needs. #Defiance Image While at the Phoenix School, he was active in the teachers’ union, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and was elected President of the East London Teachers’ Association. He was also a member of the Trotskyite Socialist Workers Party (SWP).
Apr 9 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
The birth of Rock against Racism and the Anti-Nazi League – a 🧵
 
Eric Clapton performs drunk at the Birmingham Odeon - 5 August 1976
 
He singled out ‘fucking wogs’ and ‘fucking pakis ‘ - “I don’t want you here, in the room or in my country,” Clapton declared.
#Defiance Image Red Saunders (on the right) gives this reply to Eric Clapton:

“Come on Eric, own up. Half your music is black. You’re rock music’s biggest colonist. You’re a good musician but where would you be without the blues and R&B? Who shot the Sheriff, Eric? It sure as hell wasn’t you.” Image
Nov 1, 2021 • 23 tweets • 8 min read
The heart-breaking ordeal of the #Sikh women & girls during the genocidal massacres of Nov 1984 & their struggle for justice.

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Warning of disturbing content.

Excerpts: #1984IndiasGuiltySecret
#TheyLiveHere #NeverForget1984 #1984SikhGenocide Oral and written testimonies revealed that many women were ‘stripped and raped while their husbands and sons were forced to watch.’
Targeted killing of men and boys but also genocidal killing of women and girls. Many witnesses spoke of witnessing ‘naked bodies dumped in trucks.’