far right media now attacks another canadian sikh politican jagmeet singh

[Jai Tegang!]

Yes, we canadian sikhs are very politically active, too much for our own good infact. Only thing having more sikh politicians has brought is alarmist rhetoric from the right and more embarrassment from continous politcal takedowns thanks to the media.  There is hardly a sikh politician who hasn't been smeared with the "khalistani supporter" brush; if not that, then they are framed as incompetent.

Sometimes i feel we are better off  under the radar and out of public and media scrutiny. Lobby groups and strong journalism is the way to go. We should be using the native politicians without  alarming the majority. There is a steady rise in right wing voices regarding our disproportionate number of MPs and MLAs.

[Ranjeet01]

18 minutes ago, Jai Tegang! said:

Yes, we canadian sikhs are very politically active, too much for our own good infact. Only thing having more sikh politicians has brought is alarmist rhetoric from the right and more embarrassment from continous politcal takedowns thanks to the media.  There is hardly a sikh politician who hasn't been smeared with the "khalistani supporter" brush; if not that, then they are framed as incompetent.

Sometimes i feel we are better off  under the radar and out of public and media scrutiny. Lobby groups and strong journalism is the way to go. We should be using the native politicians without  alarming the majority. There is a steady rise in right wing voices regarding our disproportionate number of MPs and MLAs.

 More Sikhs in the cabinet will put them in the public eye.

Being in the public eye means more media scrutiny. That means the media will try to dig and smear as much as possible. 

Unfortunately,  it comes with the territory. 

We as Sikhs need to have thicker skins.