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22096 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 152, Pt. 17 November 15, 2006 Ambassador Evriviades worked diligently cellent book to my colleagues, and I would like Hindu in the Sikh Identity, Prakash Singh with Congress to ensure that lawmakers un- to place the review in the RECORD now. Badal, his clan and the Badal faction of Akali Dal were the party for the desecration derstood the importance of ending the division [From the International Journal of Sikh, of Darbar Sahib Complex. So much so the of Cyprus. Over the last 3 years, he has Affairs, June 2006] custodian, the so-called jathedar, of Akal worked with untiring devotion to create aware- BOOK REVIEW Takht Sahib, Vedanti Joginder Singh Saran ness and compassion for finding a peaceful (By Awatar Singh Sekhon) actively watched the ball game of his em- solution for Cyprus. I commend him for his Title: Tabai Ros Jagio, translation in ployer, the executive of the Shiromani commitment to the reunification of Cyprus. English Details of Fundamentalist Hindus’ Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee (SGPC), The people of Cyprus have been fortunate Attack on the Sikh Faith 2005, by Dr. and SGPC’s member as well as the president to have such an accomplished individual rep- Sukhpreet Singh Udhoke, is an eye opener. of the Akali Dal-Badal faction, Prakash resent them not only in the United States but with regard to the premeditated attacks by Singh Badal himself. What an unfortunate in a variety of other diplomatic posts. As a ca- the fundamentalist Hindus, belonging to the part of the Sikh history! The present and former custodians of the reer diplomat, he has held positions at Cypriot Rashtriya Swamsewak Sangh and the mem- bers of the ‘‘Sangh Parivar/family’’, on the Akal Takht Sahib, Vedanti Joginder Singh embassies in Libya, USSR/Russia, Germany, followers of the Sikh Faith. Saran, Puran Singh of Luv and Kush, Manjit and served as the Ambassador to Israel and It was a great pride and pleasure for the re- of Kesgarh, Kirpal Singh, etc. failed to pro- the Netherlands before coming to Washington. viewer, who is the Editor in Chief, The Inter- vide any directions to the Sikh Nation, Guru As a testament to his exemplary public serv- national Journal of Sikh Affairs ISSN 1481– Khalsa Panth or the Sikhs of Punjab. They ice over the years, he was lately honored with 5435, published from Canada, to write a few however, collaborated with the enemy of the the King Legacy Award for International Serv- words on the publication of Dr. Sukhpreet Guru Khalsa Panth. ice in recognition for his distinguished leader- Singh Udhoke. Dr. Udhoke is a medical pro- Dr. Sukhpreet Singh Udhoke, a young Sikh fessional but is devoting most of his precious full of energies, recorded in his book, the ship and contributions and for his steadfast brutality of the Sikhs’ traditional enemies, dedication to sharing and implementing Dr. time in recording the much needed events of the Sikh history of the 20th and 21st cen- the Brahmins and pro-Brahmins belonging to King’s historical work wherever he has trav- turies. These events pertain to the persecu- the Hindumahasabha (mother of all evils) eled. tion of the Sikh youth in particular and for and its offshoots such as Swam Sevak Sangh, While I am sad to see Ambassador the present and coming generations of the Jansangh, Rashtriya Swamsewak Sangh Evriviades leave his post in the United States, Sikh faith, the Guru Khalsa Panth. Dr. (RSS), a terrorist organization as declared I am grateful for his 3 years of stellar service. Udhoke’s first publication, Tabai Ros Jagio, by the United States administration, I am confident that he will bring this same published in July 2004, was an excellent trea- Rashtriya Sikh Sangat (formed at the direc- level of passion and integrity to his next en- tise relating to the ‘‘Attacks on the Sikh tions of A. B. Vajpayee and his clique in 1990s) the ‘‘Sangh family’’, responsible for deavor. faith, Sikh culture, Sikh heritage, Sikh pride, Sikh esteem, Guru Granth Sahib (Holy anti-non-Brahmin and anti-non-Hindus ac- f Scripture of Sikhs), the Sikh identity, and tivities, and other such organizations, as NEW BOOK DETAILS ATROCITIES the Sikh nation, Punjab, Khalistan, strug- well as the activities of the Saffaronized fun- damentalist Hindu organizations Vishwa AGAINST SIKHS gling for its independence by peaceful means.’’ His book clearly reflects the intimi- Hindu Parishad, Hanuman Sena, Shiv Sena, dation of the Sikhs of their holy and historic Bajrang Dal, to cite a few. The RSS was HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS homeland, Punjab, by their traditional and formed in support of the Fascists of Europe. OF NEW YORK notorious enemy, the fundamentalist Hindu Dr. Udhoke has exposed Saffaronization of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES organizations as well as the politicians of the Sikh history, disrespect and character assassination of the Sikh Gurus, Guru Nanak Wednesday, November 15, 2006 the preceding and present administrations of the Indian democracy, its New Delhi admin- Sahib to Sahib Guru Gobind Singhji, by Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, in the June issue istrations of J.L. Nehru to Manmohan Singh, these organizations and their supporters. Fi- of the International Journal of Sikh Affairs, Dr. run primarily by the Brahmins (who are only nally, I wish Dr. Sukhpreet Singh Udhoke, Awatar Singh Sekhon reviews a book entitled 3 percent of the total population of India of who is a gifted and prolific writer and speak- ‘‘Tabai Ros Jagio,’’ which translates into over a billion hungry mouths) and about 15 er all the best. May the the Almighty Lord shower. His blessings on him. English as ‘‘Details of Fundamentalist Hindus’ percent pro-Brahmins. This group has cap- Attacks on the Sikh Faith,’’ by Dr. Sukhpreet tured more than 80 percent of the total deci- f sion-making jobs of the Indian administra- Singh Udhoke. The book details how the fun- tion. Dr. Sukhpreet Singh Udhoke’s task at RECOGNIZING OREST damentalist Hindus who run India have been hand was not an easy one, especially when DEYCHAKIWSKY’S 25 YEARS OF attacking Sikhism and other faiths since the his, his forefathers, and the Sikhs’ holy and SERVICE ON THE COMMISSION very earliest days of the Indian republic. De- historic homeland is under the occupation of ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION spite the fact that the Brahmin caste is only 3 the Sikhs’ enemy, the Brahmins, ‘‘Butchers IN EUROPE percent of the population, they run Indian soci- of our world’’, according to the founder of ety, according to Dr. Udhoke. the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak Sahib. HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH Dr. Udhoke details those Sikhs who have The Indian administration and their inter- national news media’s term, the ‘‘largest de- OF NEW JERSEY supported the Hindu fundamentalists in their mocracy of the world’’, India, made Dr. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES effort to enforce Hinduism on the entire popu- Udhoke’s task highly difficult in describing Wednesday, November 15, 2006 lation of India. He details those who connived the reality and tragedy of the Sikh nation, with India on the attack on the Golden Tem- Punjab, and beyond the understanding of an Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, ple, the seat of the Sikh religion. He recorded ordinary citizen of the Sikhs’ holy and his- today I am pleased to pay tribute to Orest the brutality of the Brahmins and the Hindu toric homeland. Deychakiwsky for his 25 years of faithful serv- fundamentalists. He writes about how their It is amply clear that the Sikh leaders, of ice to the Commission on Security and Co- umbrella organization, the Rashtriya Punjab so to speak, and most commonly operation in Europe, the Helsinki Commission. known as the Dastaardhari (turbaned) Hin- Orest began his work as a member of the pro- Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), was founded to dus in the Sikh identity, have failed to re- support the Fascists in Europe. He describes spond to the psyche and aspirations of the fessional staff on November 15, 1981, just six the RSS as a terrorist organization. India Sikhs of Punjab, the Sikh Diaspora and the years after the signing of the Helsinki Final claims to be our ally in the War on Terror, but Sikh nation. Rather, these Dastaardhari Act, a period marked by ruthless Soviet re- their preeminent ideology is a brand of Fas- Hindus in the Sikh Identity have fallen into pression and widespread violations of human cism that practices violence against minorities the trap of the Brahmins and pro-Brahmins. rights and fundamental freedoms. and their neighbors. The day in and the day out, the Sikhs’ Driven by a deep commitment to aid the vic- We should stop aid and trade with India and Darbar Sahib Complex (Golden Temple Com- tims of Communist oppression, Orest devoted we should be vocal and active in supporting plex), which includes the Supreme Seat of himself to documenting the human rights Sikh Polity, Akal Takht Sahib, Amritsar, self-determination for all the people there. and other religious and political places of cases, particularly those involving divided fam- That is how we can help bring freedom to all the Sikhs, Gurdwaras (Houses of God), are ilies, an especially poignant task given his own in the subcontinent. desecrated, to humiliate the Sikh nation. family’s history under Soviet domination and Mr. Speaker, I highly recommend Dr. The saddest moment of the Sikh history of repression. 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