1984 Anti-Sikh Massacre: Those who don't learn from history are condemned to repeat it
- 3 years ago
The year 1984 saw the worst pogroms against Sikhs after Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards on the morning of October 31. Officially, 2,733 Sikhs were killed in Delhi alone; but the real death toll across India is believed to be double that. Rajiv Gandhi justified the massacre by saying, “When a big tree falls, earth shakes.”
Thirty-three years have passed, judgement(s) have been delayed, and the perpetrators are still roaming freely. Accused politicians like Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Tytler and many unnamed people are leading a free life. Many children who lost their fathers are now in their thirties and forties. Their children still hear stories of the violent massacre.
Thirty-three years have passed, judgement(s) have been delayed, and the perpetrators are still roaming freely. Accused politicians like Sajjan Kumar, Jagdish Tytler and many unnamed people are leading a free life. Many children who lost their fathers are now in their thirties and forties. Their children still hear stories of the violent massacre.