NORWICH, Conn. - A Connecticut library has removed a memorial to Sikhs killed in India 35 years ago after a protest telephone call from the Indian Consulate in New York. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated five months later by two of her Sikh bodyguards, an attack which led to anti-Sikh riots across India. Nicholas Fortson, the president of the board of trustees at the Otis Library in Norwich, said the library removed the memorial last month. He said the memorial had generated both support and criticism, including the call from the consulate. A plaque with the same text was part of display last November in commemoration of the Sikh Awareness Month, he said.

Source: thestar October 21, 2019 15:56 UTC