SFJ asks Hindus in Canada to leave; kin in Punjab worried

US-based Sikh secessionist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has caused bilateral tension between India and Canada by branding Canadian Hindus disloyal and telling them to go back to India. Pannun, who is the general counsel of outlawed organization Sikhs for Justice, accused Canadian Hindus of campaigning against Canada after it suspended trade with India. He also accused them of celebrating the assassination of a Sikh militant leader. The Indian foreign ministry has cautioned Indian nationals and students in Canada, causing concern for their families back home. Sikh migration to Canada has been joined by Hindu families and students in recent years.