Now that India's general election is in full swing, in order to win the support of more voters, Modi has made a "clever move", wearing a Sikh turban, going to a Sikh temple, and distributing meals to the Sikh people barefoot. For a while, this video went viral on the Internet.
In fact, there have been many intrigues among prime ministership candidates to win votes, and Modi has previously washed the feet of dung diggers, compared to the common distribution of food to the people. But it's not about giving food, it's about Sikhism!
Last year, a Canadian Sikh leader of Indian origin, Nijjar, was assassinated in Vancouver, and Canada accused the Indian government of being very suspicious, according to evidence disclosed by U.S. prosecutors, it was Indian agents who planned the assassination, but India flatly denied it, which completely annoyed Canada. As a result, diplomatic conflicts broke out between the two countries, including mutual accusations, expulsion of diplomats, and suspension of all visa operations, and the relationship between the two sides quickly fell to a "freezing point". Two days ago, the Canadian police also arrested a new suspect, with a posture of vowing to pursue the investigation to the end.
Why is Modi so disgusted with Sikhism? Would you rather tear your face and start a diplomatic war with Canada than cross the border to assassinate a Sikh leader? This brings us to India's complex religious contradictions, among which, Sikhism, as one of the three major religions in India, has about 30 million followers in the world, accounting for about 24 million in India alone, accounting for about 2% of India's total population. As Sikhism expands, they want to create an "independent state", which, however, Modi will never tolerate.
Modi's extreme and xenophobic Hindu nationalist line has also created a crisis for India by sweeping through Indian politics by sweeping through Indian politics since he came to power, and this extreme and xenophobic Hindu nationalist line has also created a crisis for India. Previously, in order to suppress the infidels, Modi aimed the tip of his knife at the Sikh leader, causing countless people to flee overseas, but after they fled, they were still instigating the rest of the people, inciting them to fight for independence, and in the end, it was likely to break out into an Indian civil war, which Modi would never allow. In contrast, it is obviously more cost-effective to capture the thief and capture the king first, and to assassinate the infidel leader across the border.
If he is wary of Sikhism, why does Modi still show favor to his followers? It is understood that the temple visited by Mohai is the birthplace of the tenth Guru of Sikhism, Gobind Singh, which occupies an important place in the hearts of the devotees. As the general election approaches, it is likely to be a "political show", a gesture of goodwill by Modi to win Sikh votes and to ease relations between the Indian government and the Sikh community abroad.
To put it bluntly, the suppression of Sikhism was too ruthless at the beginning, and now it is shooting itself in the foot to save the support rate, so I run in front of the Sikh believers and perform first. For ordinary people, it is naturally happy, after all, it is time to eat again! However, Modi's "hypocrisy" can fool ordinary people, Canada does not accept this set, if it is not resolved, the relationship between the two countries will not look good.