NEW DELHI—Senior congress leader and alleged perpetrator of 1984 Sikh genocide, Jagdish Tytler has taken a u-turn on his earlier statement. Tytler had last week said that he would apologize at Akal Takht Sahib to seek forgiveness in order to restore relations with the Sikh community.
“No court has found me guilty so far, even the CBI has given me a clean chit,” Jagdish Tytler said earlier today, May 9. He blamed the Akali Dal (B) and Aam Aadmi Party for spreading rumours about his alleged apology and questioned why he would apologize if he hasn’t done anything wrong.
ABP Sanjha had publicized a a small clip last week on Thursday, May 5, in which Tytler said that he has written a letter to the Akal Takht. “Since I belong to the Sikh community, I am willing to go there any day, give my statement to the Akal Takht and whatever punishment is given to me, I will do that,” Tytler said during the TV interview.
However, taking a u-turn on his earlier statement, Tytler said that he was being dragged into the mud by political parties. Tytler challenged Arvind Kejriwal to present proof against his involvement in 1984 cases. “If my crime can be proved, I will immediately leave politics,” Tytler said earlier today in another interview.
On the other hand, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh who faced strong protests by Sikh activists in America for shielding Tytler said that he has not given any clean chit to the latter. Interacting with the Punjabi community in New York, Captain Amarinder Singh refuted shielding Jagdish Tytler for his role in 1984 Sikh genocide. Clarifying his stance, Captain stated that neither he shielded Jagdish Tytler nor he has given him a clean chit. He added that he himself had resigned from the Parliament and Congress in protest of 1984’s unforgettable trauma.
In April 2014, Captain Amarinder Singh had stated that Tytler was not responsible for killings of Sikhs in New Delhi. “I am not the CBI, I am not the court. I am telling you what I saw, and felt. I was in Delhi, and went to all the camps, and everyone I met took all these names that I have told you, except Jagdish Tytler. When did Jagdish Tytler’s name come up? It came up when he was fighting Madan lal Khurana in Delhi, and that was months later.”
he doesn’t belong to the Sikh community he comes from Hindu Punjabi background and is said to have converted to Christianity
Sikh, Hindu, Christian – this Tytler cannot even claim kinship with humanity for the paap he has done and with the blood of innocents dripping from his hands. Even now after three decades plus he is not prepared to admit his guilt and seek redemption so clearly has no belief in Christianity either. The only background he comes from is the political community where such indecent behaviours are the accepted norm.