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Nov 2, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
Today marks the 37th anniversary of the state-sanctioned 1984 Sikh genocide, taking place Nov 1-3. The impact of this systemic violence has devastated the Sikh community for decades & has yet to be recognized by India as a massacre that was executed by the Indian government (1/6) In Delhi, for three days, organized and systematic killings of Sikhs took place. Numerous government initiated commissions have noted the active and passive role of politicians and the police in the killings and sexual assaults that were perpetuated by mobs (2/6)