Ron Banerjee of the Canadian Hindu Advocacy just sent me these two disturbing press releases which he claims were sent out today to the  Parti Quebecois and Quebec National Assembly

As some of you may know, his micro organization is affiliated with the JDL (although the relationship seems to mean more to the CHA than to the JDL as the JDL frequently does not mention the CHA), and has recently participated in both the January 11th and January 18th anti-muslim events, the former of which was the EDL video presentation and the latter of which was the OISE event. 

I wrote back to him and told him that he'd sent out lies and exaggerations in an improper press release format. He replied: "Nothing but the truth from us."

Some politicians and media really do think he speaks for a large group of Hindus. 

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We are the Canadian Hindu Advocacy, a national organization and the largest representative of the Hindu community in Canada. We would like to congratulate you and your party on recent moves to restrict Sikh kirpans and Muslim niqabs.

Kirpans can be used as deadly weapons and there have been documented cases of Canadian Sikhs injuring others using kirpans.

Sikh turbans and Islamic attire like niqabs, hijabs, and burkhas have been used in certain cases of violence, robberies, and concealment by terrorists.

By contrast, Jewish and Hindu communities have achieved maximum success in North America by integrating into society in a harmonious fashion. There is no place in Canada for destructive cultural traditions being imported from overseas. Hindu and Jewish traditions, on the other hand, are conducive to democracy and should be encouraged.

We thank you and your party for recognizing these fundamental truths.

Regards Ron Banerjee Canadian Hindu Advocacy

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We are the Canadian Hindu Advocacy, a national organization and the largest representative of the Hindu community in Canada. We would like to congratulate and thank the Quebec National Assembly for excluding the World Sikh Organization of Canada from participation in the debate over Bill 94.

There are many compelling reasons to exclude this organization from public discourse, aside from the very legitimate kirpan issue. The World Sikh Organization is an organization which defends the right to advocate for a mythical Sikh state, to be named 'Khalistan'.

The 'Khalistan' movement, which WSO tries to equate with PQ goals for an independent nation, is very different from French Canadian aspirations. 'Khalistan' means 'Land of the Pure', and such a state could only be created by perpetrating genocide or ethnic cleansing against the almost 50 percent of India's Punjab state which are non Sikh minorities.

This movement was responsible for the rape and mass slaughter of thousands of civilians, and supporters were suspected of blowing up an Air India jet in Canada, killing over 330 Canadians.

Such a movement bears more similarity to the German Nazi movement in the 1940s than to any group advocating nationhood for Quebec. We thank the Quebec National Assembly, and recommend that the WSO be excluded in the future, regardless of whether or not turbans and kirpans are worn.

Regards Rupesh Bhardwaj Canadian Hindu Advocacy