JALANDHAR: The Sikhs in US are angry over burning of American flags or demonstrations against US by a some protestors in India and the common refrain among them is that these “protests” were rather cause problems to them in the country which has stood behind them after this attack on gurudwara.

“When US government and its people have stood with us in this hour of shock why should a nation or the government be blamed for the attack by a lunatic. Such protests send wrong signals about our community in the country of which we are now integral part. Worst is that when Sikhs are getting a very positive coverage in media about their religion and identity some non-entities are rather damaging our image,” said Gursharan Singh, President of Sikh Temple at Portland from US.

“You can’t blame a nation for the handowork of a lunatic and not even the government of US when the entire might of the state machinery has stood behind us. A police officer risked his life, they eliminated the attacker immediately and that the US government took every step to the bottom of the issue,” held Bahadur Singh, President of Sikh Temple Salem, while speaking to TOI from US. "It is better that these professional protestors protest against Indian authorities who have been denying justice to Sikhs for the last 28 years after massacre of Sikhs in Delhi," he said

Dr. Rajwant Singh, Chairman of Sikh Council on Religion and Education, said, " by burning flag of United States, these people are harming the interests of the Sikh community worldwide, especially the Sikhs in the US. This seems like a disgruntled group without much following and their showing swords and burning of the flag is totally opposite to what Sikhs stand for and the peaceful message the Sikh community is currently portraying. We are proud the way America and its leadership at all levels has embraced the grieving community across the nation."

“While these appear to be tiny groups especially the one led by Paramjit Singh Pamma of National Akali Dal in Delhi having very few Sikhs with him we are also surprised that Shromani Akali Dal, the political party in Punjab who supposedly looks after the issues of the Sikhs, hasnothing to say against outrageous theatrical acts of these goons,’ he said while also advising the media in India to act with restrain and to at least check the credentials of such fellow who turn up for media attention only..

Meanwhile Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a human rights advocacy group, said “this would also fuel anti Sikh sentiments in US when it is clear from the attack that anti-Sikh sentiments were budding in some quarters of American Society”

Manpreet Singh, living in Denver Colorado and running his two stores there, when image of Sikhs were emerging as peace loving people with great human values in the US media after this attack but these protests with violent tinge were harming the community. "The few groups who have protested in Punjab against US government should ask the Punjab government and union government if they have been delivering justice to Sikhs," he said.