| Names |
JARNAIL SINGH
BHINDRANWALE |
| Date of
Birth |
February 12, 1947 |
| Date of
Death |
June 06, 1984 |
| Identity |
Controversial
leader of the Damdami Taksal. |
| General |
- Born Jarnail Singh Brar.
- Damdami Taksal is a Sikh religious group based in
India, that supported implementation of the Anandpur Sahib
Resolution.
- He tried to spread his perceived values of Sikhism.
- He is more notable for his involvement in Operation Blue
Star in which he and his supporters, most of them
radicalized Sikhs who believed in Bhindranwale's objectives,
occupied the Akal Takht complex, including the Golden
Temple, in Amritsar.
- He was killed by the Indian Army, who had orders from
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to remove all armed
militants inside the temple.
- While Sikhs highest authority Akal Takht describe him a
“great martyr” of the Sikh community, who made “supreme
sacrifice” for the sake of “faith”, others view him as a
misguided militant.
|
|
