Sikhs in the Wisconsin area are using Twitter to dissuade Punjab’s Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal from visiting the site of Sunday’s Oak Creek temple shooting.
To people tweeting #StayHomeBadal ; he is coming to for a wedding in Milwaukee this upcoming weekend not because of yesterday's incident.
— jasbains. [blessed] (@jasbains_bLa) August 6, 2012
Badal is scheduled to attend a wedding in Milwaukee on August 11. The bride is the niece of Surjit Singh Rakhra, brother-in-law of Satwant Singh Kaleka, who was killed trying to fight off the shooter. Badal reportedly wrote to India’s prime minister urging pressure on the Obama administration to do more to protect Sikhs living in the U.S. However, American Sikhs accuse Badal of human rights violations in India.
Sikh Tweeters frustrated CM of Punjab Badal, alleged human rights violater plans to visit #TempleShooting site. Hashtagging #StayHomeBadal
— Jagrti (@jagrtiworldwide) August 6, 2012
https://twitter.com/SinghStaysKing/status/232540578720649216
https://twitter.com/KullysDhaliwal/status/232541088831926273
What's your plan to exploit these americans? #StayHomeBadal
— Harpreet Sandhu (@soldbyharp) August 6, 2012
Why is Badal going to WI? Stay out you criminal and let the FBI deal with this case of domestic terrorism #StayHomeBadal #templeshooting
— Raminder Singh (@raminder_samra) August 6, 2012
Some hold Lt. Brian Murphy, who was shot during the incident and is hospitalized in critical condition, in higher esteem.
https://twitter.com/ManrajK/status/232609499486244864
https://twitter.com/realPaulSandhu/status/232541826781937664