To: The Editor,
The Tribune, Group,
Chandigarh.
Dated 22nd March 2024.
Sir,
Fateh
Please refer to your news item-“Balkrishna tenders unqualified apology” printed in The Tribune dated 22nd March 2024. Our party had consistently been telling you not to print the advertisements of this God-man Ramdev.
But since it has become your habit to mistrust us as Sikhs and refer to us as “Designated Terrorists” etc and defend the Hindu Indian state against its policy of assassinating Sikhs in Canada, UK, Islamic Pakistan, Haryana, Punjab and a foiled attempt to assassinate an US Sikh citizen Pannu, you have never heeded our advice as we look towards the standards of our newspaper, that is The Tribune and are always careful that it uses the correct English language and prints articles that are worthy of a Sikh gentleman’s worth, we mean no harm to your paper, as you mistakenly think but we stand for the goodness the etiquettes, proper dress of the Prime Minister who should not carry his pen in his front upper pocket etc.
We do not appreciate nouveau riche qualities, we are against filth and poverty and against Hindutva fanaticism etc.
We hope you will be able to read our party’s mind and not club it with other run of the mill political parties. Thanking you.
Yours Sincerely,
Simranjit Singh Mann,
Member of Parliament,
President,
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)