Jarnail Singh visits Harmandir Sahib, Honoured by SGPC
Monday, April 13th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Jarnail Singh, a journalist with Dainik Jagran, the Hindi daily who recently hurled shoe towards Indian Home Minister Shri P. Chidambram today visited Harmandir Sahib. Jarnail Singh was accompanied by his family.
SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar honoured Jarnail Singh and his family at the Information Centre in Harmandir Sahib complex. Both had a talk for about 10 minutes in a closed room.
After the meeting, Jarnail Singh said that he had declined the SGPC’s job offer to become media advisor to SGPC with due respect. He also said that he would not accept any reward or funding from anybody and if someone is so willing, then he should extend his help to 1984 riot victims.
He said, “I would like to continue my profession as a Journalist and now it depends on Dainik Jagran as it earlier hinted of a disciplinary action against me.”
In a written statement, he said, “My act was not pre-meditated as it was emotional outburst and protest against injustice meted out to the victims of 1984 anti Sikh riots.”
Tags: 1984 sikh riots, harmandir sahib, Jarnail Singh shoe incident, SGPC
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Our salute to Jarnail Singh who belonged to the right species which he has proved by this act of original thinking and independent decision Every mother and a patriot Indian shoud be proud of this modern Bhagat singh whose footsteps the Indians have to follow & acquire to save this country from the level of corruption and injustice in the future Much more than that is Jarnail Singh has set an example for his children / generations that only action speak louder than words and Truth Prevails and for ever . Khuda meharban to gadha pehalwan .