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Sikh activist opposes Golden Temple listing in radio interview
17th September, 2004
A potentially big rift within the world-wide Sikh community was highlighted today when a senior community activist expressed his worry that the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, was in danger of being lost control of. In an interview with the BBC Asian Network he said he was opposed to the shrine being designated a world heritage site.
The Golden Temple is being considered for inclusion on the UN's list of the world's most important places. But human rights activist Dr Jasdev Singh Rai, speaking on the Breakfast show with Gagan Grewal, said the move would put the holiest of Sikh shrines into the hands of the Indian government.
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17th September, 2004
The Golden Temple is being considered for inclusion on the UN's list of the world's most important places. But human rights activist Dr Jasdev Singh Rai, speaking on the Breakfast show with Gagan Grewal, said the move would put the holiest of Sikh shrines into the hands of the Indian government.
For further reading click --> http://www.asiansinmedia.org/news/article.php/radio/604