The SGPC had in 2003 passed a resolution against actors playing Sikh gurus, which was later extended to animated depictions by a sub-committee in 2019.
In Delhi & Jammu, he's glorified as Sikh leader who took on Mughals & hailed by right wing as 'protector of Hindus'. Haryana CM laid foundation stone of his memorial earlier this week.
Decision taken at meeting presided over by SGPC chief in Amritsar. Objections from religious sabha societies & Sangat were being repeatedly received on this issue, it says.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Khalistanis and Pakistanis were the most dedicated supporters of Dhruv Rathee. His strategy of painting Hindus, especially upper-caste ones, as evil and demonising the whole community has earned him the devout following of millions of Pakistanis, Khalistanis and Indian Muslims. The comments section beneath any Dhruv Rathee video on Youtube is filled with hateful anti-Hindu remarks made by his devout followers. Pakistani journalists, even the most celebrated ones, consider him to be the foremost “scholar” on modern India’s political history and Hinduism. His consistently shrill anti-Hindu diatribe resulted in him being an icon for Muslims – both in India as well as Pakistan.
And Rathee was careful to never ever criticize Islam or Sikhism or delve into topics uncomfortable for these faiths. He seems to have made a mistake this time.
Khalistanis and Pakistanis were the most dedicated supporters of Dhruv Rathee. His strategy of painting Hindus, especially upper-caste ones, as evil and demonising the whole community has earned him the devout following of millions of Pakistanis, Khalistanis and Indian Muslims. The comments section beneath any Dhruv Rathee video on Youtube is filled with hateful anti-Hindu remarks made by his devout followers. Pakistani journalists, even the most celebrated ones, consider him to be the foremost “scholar” on modern India’s political history and Hinduism. His consistently shrill anti-Hindu diatribe resulted in him being an icon for Muslims – both in India as well as Pakistan.
And Rathee was careful to never ever criticize Islam or Sikhism or delve into topics uncomfortable for these faiths. He seems to have made a mistake this time.