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The Anti-Sikh, Pro-Islam Bigotry of the BBC

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Sikhs are nothing if not a race of people who stood up to defy the brutality and intolerance of Islam. Now 21 st century political correctness and the Liberal desperation to appease Muslims attempts to deprive the Sikhs of their truth and their identity.

Indarjit Singh, Lord Singh of Wimbledon, recently left the BBC Radio’s Today program’s Thought of the Day feature after 35 years. He claimed that the BBC had tried to prevent him from broadcasting an item about commemorating Guru Tegh Bahadur ji, who was tortured and executed by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb for opposing the forced conversion of Kashmiri Pandits to Islam and refusing to convert to Islam himself. The BBC objected on the grounds that it would offend Muslims. It was not the first time that Lord Singh had been prevented by the BBC from expressing Sikh beliefs in order to prevent offence to Muslims. This craven anti-Sikh bigotry must not go unchallenged.

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Sikhs were originally a sect of Hindus. Sikhism was an attempt initially at setting aside the complexities of doctrine and ritual that were the monopoly of the Hindu clergy, to focus purely on the quintessential Indic doctrine of Karma and Dharma. There are many traditions within the Indian system of spiritual and religious thought that are focused on Karma and Dharma, including Buddhism and Jainism.

Anyone who knows anything about Sikhism understands that the fundamental spiritual doctrine was laid down by Guru Nanak, and expanded upon by 9 further Gurus. Their writings, and those of many of their Hindu and Muslim companions, make up the Sikh scripture which was sanctified and anointed the final and eternal Guru of the Sikhs by the 10th Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, as Guru Granth Sahib. In that journey from the first to the tenth Guru, and beyond, is the story of how the devotional Bhakti movement, starting in the 8th century in South India, was transformed by the intolerance and brutality of Islam, to create the ferocious, warlike Sikhs.

The Mughal Emperor Jahangir wrote in his autobiography, Tuzk-e-Jahangiri, that too many people were being persuaded by the message of the Sikh movement and its Guru, Arjan, who was the 5th guru of the Sikhs, and that if Guru Arjan did not stop his religious preaching and become a Muslim, the Sikh movement would have to be wiped out by force. Guru Arjan dev ji was arrested, imprisoned and tortured to renounce his teachings, and executed when he refused.

His son, Guru Hargobind responded by calling upon Sikhs to arm themselves, and introduced the concept of Miri-Piri to Sikhism, carrying two swords, one signifying authority in the material realm, the other in the spiritual realm. Thence began the armed battles between the Sikhs and Muslims, starting with the Battle of Amritsar in 1634. In 1675, Aurangzeb executed the 9th Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Tegh Bahadur.

Kashmiri Pandits, the original inhabitants of Kashmir, faced intense religious persecution from Muslim rulers. Under pressure to convert to Islam, they approached Guru Tegh Bahadur for help. The Guru challenged Aurangzeb and was arrested, tortured and pressured to convert to Islam. He refused to convert. His companions who had been arrested with him were tortured and killed in front of his eyes, even as his own torture to pressure him to convert continued. But he continued to refuse to convert and was publicly beheaded in Delhi on Aurangzeb’s orders.

His son, Guru Gobind Singh, took his place. He raised the Khalsa, the community of Sikh warriors, identified by the visible markers of Sikh Identity: Unshorn Hair and beards, kirpans, metal bracelet. His objective in this was to make the Sikhs bound by honor to valor and justice, to stand and fight against unbearable odds, to defend the weak and fight the unjust, to be known by all for that character, and to never be able to refuse or hide, for the honor of the Sikh roop could never be besmirched.

Till today, Sikhs live and die by honor and cannot bear the shame of running from a fight, cannot bear accusations of injustice or brutality against the weak, of not having stood up for those who needed them. It is their honor, their duty, their spirit. It is their eternal obligation and honor bestowed upon them by Dasve Patshah (the 10th Guru), to give them character, strength, purpose, resolution in the face of the unending, implacable hostility of Islam and its offer of conversion or death to infidels.

Guru Gobind Singh’s two older sons were slain in battle against Aurangeb’s forces. His younger two sons, just children, were captured and bricked alive into walls by the governor of Sirhind. Sikhs till today feel agony at the cruelty of the Mughals that spared not even the young children of the Guru. The Guru himself died from wounds received from a Muslim assassin’s blade. Muslims ended the line of the Sikh’s living Gurus.

Banda Singh Bahadur, a disciple of Guru Gobind Singh, led a fearsome campaign of retribution and struck terror in the hearts of the Mughals, until he too was captured and taken to Delhi with thousands of decapitated Sikh heads on spears and in carts. In prison, he was pressured to convert to Islam. He refused, and over a period of days his men were slaughtered in public. Eventually, his eyed were gouged out, his limbs cut off, and he was skinned alive.

In 1947, Muslims slaughtered the inhabitants of Sikh villages in what is now Pakistan, triggering the worst civil bloodletting in human history. The Sikhs, outnumbered by Muslims by perhaps 4 to 1, none the less reacted with a horrifying ferocity that left the number of dead greater on the Muslim side.

These are just the highlights. In every gurudwara around the world, every day, at every wedding, at every funeral, during the Ardas, the recitation of hymns, Sikhs remember their martyrs, recounting those who endured torture, having their bodies torn apart, were beheaded but did not give up their faith.

The journey of Sikhs from peaceable devotees who sang hymns, to the martial race they became and remain, is the story of Sikhs refusing to convert to Islam, fighting as ferociously as necessary and against all odds, and in peace directing that power towards justice, humility and service of humanity.

But this narrative does not suit anyone who seeks to appease Muslims. Nehru and Maulana Azad left the entire history between Sikhs and Muslims out of the textbooks of newly independent India. Hardly anyone one in India is aware of the fight that Sikhs put up against Muslims determined to convert Indic peoples to Islam, the consequences of it for the preservation of Indic religions, and the religious freedoms we enjoy today. Hardly anyone knows that Kashmir, so precious to India, would have been in Afghanistan not India, were it not for Maharaja Ranjit Singh having captured it from the Durani Afghans in 1819 and included it into his empire. Virtually no Indian knew till recently of the Battle of Saragarhi, or any others like it, won or lost, in which Sikh valor proved decisive against Muslim armies.

And now, the BBC is found to be censoring Sikh history. Because Muslims would be offended by their history being told. What is this nonsense? Liberals are always going on and on about the guilt of the white imperialists, and making white people today face the history of imperialism. So why are they trying to bury the history of Islamic Imperialism? Why are they trying to deny the victims of Islamic Imperialism and the heroism of those who fought against it?

Why are they trying to hide the history of peoples who have faced the brutality and intolerance of Islam? Iran was Zoroastrian. Afghanistan was Buddhist. Both were exterminated. The History of Islam has been violent totalitarianism. The conquest of infidels, their conversion to Islam on pain of death, and intolerance for coexistence with infidels except in utterly reduced, near slave conditions, has been the experience of all races and religions that encountered Islam.

Nor is this ancient past. Did the destruction by the Taliban of the Bamyan Buddhas for offending against Islam not wake up the BBC? Did the horror of naked Yazidi girls having their throats slit and their blood collected in buckets, not wake up the BBC? Does the presence of thousands of ISIS fighters in British towns not worry the BBC? Has the horror of Pakistani Muslim gangs serial raping female Christian and Sikh children not woken up the BBC?

No, it hasn’t. The BBC reflects the British surrender to Jihad. UK Police let the rape of children go on, lest Muslims be offended. MPs didn’t speak up, lest Muslims be offended. Britain refused asylum to Asiya Bibi, lest Muslims be offended.

And now the BBC is censoring the Sikhs, their history, their identity, lest Muslims be offended. But Sikhs are not going to take it. Islam has a history of brutality and intolerance against the infidels, it’s the history of all those who were wiped out and no longer exist. It’s the history of those who stood and fought and became legends that Islam could not take down.

From Sikh Gurus who were executed for offending against Islam, to the case of Rangeela Rasool which caused the British to pass draconian anti-free speech laws in India to prevent offence to Muslims, to Salman Rushdie, Jyllands-Posten, and Charlie Hebdo, the world is held hostage in perpetuity and forced into silence by the Muslim propensity to take offence and the ever present threat of violence against the offence givers. And now the BBC is acting as agent.

Enough. The Sikhs will not take it

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Indarjit Singh, Baron Singh of Wimbledon CBE (born 17 September 1932), sometimes transliterated Inderjit Singh, is a British journalist and broadcaster, a prominent British Asian active in Sikh and interfaith activities, and a member of the House of Lords.

He is editor of the Sikh Messenger and known as a presenter of the Thought for the Day segment on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, and BBC Radio 2's Pause for Thought. He also contributes to British and overseas newspapers and journals including The Times, The Guardian and The Independent.

In 1989, he received the Templeton Award for services to spirituality. In 1991 he received the Inter faith Medallion for services to religious broadcasting. In 2004, he joined Benjamin Zephaniah and Peter Donohoe in being awarded an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Laws) from the University of Leicester. He came second to Bob Geldof in the BBC Radio 4's 2004 People's Lord poll[3] An Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) since June 1996,[4] Singh was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[5][6]

On the recommendation of the House of Lords Appointments Commission,[7] he was created a Crossbench (independent) life peer on 12 October 2011 taking the title Baron Singh of Wimbledon, of Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton.[8] He was introduced in the House of Lords on 24 October 2011,[9] being the first member of the House of Lords to wear a turban.[10] In the introduction ceremony, his Senior Supporter was The Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws and his Junior Supporter was The Lord Carey of Clifton.

 

The state of BBC and PCness in 2019 :facepalm:

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Is Sikhphobia a word? Or is it Sikhophobia? Sadly we only hear about Islamophobia because that community has mastered the art of playing victim even when in role of aggressor. 

 

BBC has crossed all limits now. Pathetic organization !!!!

 

Indophobia check

Hinduphobia check

Sikhphobia check

PC when it comes to ROP check

pro-Islamist check

fake stories about India check

24x7 negative propaganda against India check

pro-Pak check (at least recently)

 

I&B ministry needs to be more active, no action against Bibi See and Jaljeera? No rap on knuckles?

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6 minutes ago, Gollum said:

I&B ministry needs to be more active, no action against Bibi See and Jaljeera? No rap on knuckles?

 

lets first clear our media first .. 

articles in bbc asia is written by our very own liberals 

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2 hours ago, velu said:

 

lets first clear our media first .. 

articles in bbc asia is written by our very own liberals 

We have to go after the fifth column hiding in our media sure. But these foreign outlets shape opinions at a global level, we must make costs known to them, not advocating outright bans but there are other means to get the message across, make our displeasure known. India isn't a pushover like she was a few decades back, our actions should reflect our status. Look at how they have been reporting since the 370 move, many of their articles are being written by non-Indians, by many who haven't been within a 1000 mile radius around Kashmir. The OP is just an example of how morally twisted those sods are, nothing wrong if one has to treat such frauds harshly. In due course of time this thread will get more posts exposing BBC....I am sure. 

 

You saw how China responded after 1 tweet by an NBA team GM. We aren't China and never will be, but we aren't Bhutan either....meddle in our internal affairs and face consequences. 

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There is nothing called opinion or PC on BBC. Its agenda. Sift terms, you can use are Clear Cut bias or sermons. 

 

To me, looks like, Its masters are MI-6 bosses. They are beyond the control of West Minister and UK PM

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On 10/12/2019 at 8:11 AM, Under_Score said:

This Muzzie appeasement by Brits doesn't make much sense, they drain societies instead of contributing towards them. If it's population & votes by some politicians....then it's a shame. Why would you want the support of people who believe in a faith which doesn't let them co-exist peacefully with people who belong to other faith.

 

@Ranvir can explain better coz he lives in England.

 

Not many Muslims here in Surrey ( Western Canada ) where Sikhs have a very strong presence. Unlike Muzzies, Sikhs & Hindus have always contributed to the societies in the countries they have immigrated into.

 

Same cannot be said about majority of Muslims who just focus on FREE stuff on behalf of hard working tax payers and making unwanted babies year after year....Shame!!

 

Kya Zillat ki Zindagi jee rahen hai yeh Harami log....especially in the West where they exploit maximum benefits from the Governments who gave them refuge from their shithole war torn countries.

 

 

The BBC are a strange bunch, they will publish some very pro muslim articles and some anti muslim, but mostly pro muslim. Their latest agenda is pushing LGBT stories. Not a day goes by on the BBC website without a story on Gays/Transgenders and muslims. 

 

Muslims will always be at the bottom of society, if you took one race of people and made half of them muslim and the other half non muslim then the non muslim half will be ahead in life.

The worrying thing about muslims is their genuine hardcore belief in the afterlife. I get a feeling that the number one thing that motivates all of their actions in life is their fear of burning in hell forever. They are so focused on this so called afterlife that they live a crappy life here on earth. The one benefit western governments get from muslims is that their actions allow them to pass laws that their citizens normally wouldn't accept such as increased surveillance to keep an eye on everyone.

 

As for Sikhs and Hindus contributing to western societies, I don't think the westerners really need us. They were fine without us and when we live in areas which are highly concentrated with our own people the neighbourhood goes slightly downhill compared to white equivalent neighbourhoods. Whites are the glue that keep these countries in tact, they keep the order. When Indians move into a neighbourhood you'll see mainstream stores close and be replaced with stores selling Indian clothes and Indian food, an increase in litter and too many people living in one house because of extended families. Just visit Southall and Wembley in London. You will see so many cars in Indian houses because there are usually 4 adults in an Indian house rather than just 2 in white houses.

 

I do feel slightly ashamed that we have to go to western countries as immigrants to have a decent life. And then we shout about our 'success' in these countries but deep down I know that when Indians are in a majority in an area the same social issues that exist in India will be imported here - nepotism, casteism, honour crimes, sanitation issues, too many people in one house.

 

The only difference between us and the Pakistanis and Bangladeshis is that we make more use of the opportunities given to us in the west but the whites don't 'need' us but we should not have to immigrate here in the first place. The biggest honour for an Indian in the west is getting a pat on the back from a white person who will commend us on our success but to me that is a slave mentality.

 

I don't know why European and North American countries have allowed in so many immigrants. Possibly it's for divide and rule politics or to create a civil war in the future. There will definitely more violence in the future and maybe that is what the rulers want. I will certainly be looking to get an OCI card soon.

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54 minutes ago, G_B_ said:

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you seem to have a white savior syndrome.

 

 

There was a data published in Britain about prison population.  Its below

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And then comapare how many prisoners are compared to the population.

Effectively we have

343 Hindus in prison against 1 Million Hindu Population

477 Jews in prison against 0.35(1/3rd) Million jewish Population

611 Sikh in prison against 0.5(Half) million Sikhs Population

39,515 Christians against 33 million Christians Population

39,515 No Region against 25 million No Religion Population

13,008 Muslims against 3  Million Population

Total: 82,634 against 65 Million British Population

 

 

Effectively Hindus are most law abiding people when compared to overall population of Britain. 

Forget comparison of Hindus, One can argue that on basis pf prison population there are less Kashmiri Muslims in Indian prisons against 5.5 million Kashmiri Muslim population.  Hence Muslims in Britain are either more violent then Muslims of Kashmir or they are at least 4 times more targetted by Britain for no reason.

 

How is that as a BBC Panorama program on BBC

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By the way, I personally know that most good areas of Britain has a very high percentage of Hindu and Sikh residents combined when compared to their measely 1.5 million population. If, being well above General population average is not a success story then what NOT?

 

Also, despite Tory being considered as anti Immigration and Labour being pro immigration, a large swath of Hindus including me vote for Tories. There in lies clue how good Hindus have integrated into Society

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On top of which boroughs (units of administration) with Hindu and Sikhs in high % are no where near the bottom of the deprivation index 

 

Even in London Indian dominated boroughs like Harrow etc are much better than white boroughs in the east end such as Dagenham. 

 

Even within Harrow most issues of deprivation are related to Romanians. 

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2 hours ago, G_B_ said:

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you seem to have a white savior syndrome.

 

 

Not at all but just annoyed that we can only be successful and without poverty by migrating to white majority countries. Is there any South Asian majority country that can be deemed a first world country?

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1 hour ago, Ranvir said:

Not at all but just annoyed that we can only be successful and without poverty by migrating to white majority countries. Is there any South Asian majority country that can be deemed a first world country?

see now thats a fair point.

 

but I think we need to look at context. South asia was alien to the concept of nations. In the grand scheme of 5000 years that is a relatively new phenomenon. Countries in Asia not reliant on natural resources boom such as Korea and Japan were defacto nation states for hundreds of years before us.

 

This is not an excuse per say. But the financial choices in terms of say type of economy we wanted made in the 50s by South Asia to a large extent determined our path. 

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35 minutes ago, Under_Score said:

I have never visited England but I have heard from my relatives who have been there from Canada say that it's a very congested place, small roads, small homes. Some desis will bring that 'chalta hai' attitude with them from back home, no point in getting all upset about that. Since England is too crowded....you might've got that feeling that Asians not required there.

 

Out here in Canada...we need more eligible, hard working & educated people to contribute towards  this beautiful second largest ( by  area ) well developed country in the world. I'm so happy & proud to be part of this country. Canada is a country built by immigrants and immigrants will continue to come here. Whites from Europe were the early immigrants, Asians later....all have contributed well towards the development.

 

Quality of Life in USA & Canada must be way better than England, just move here and enjoy.:wp1:

Canadians are definitely a lot more happier and friendlier  :)

 

el-idolo-penndusko-so-they-got-free-heal

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