Sikh appreciation and awareness month’…..by NRI Politician Raja Krishnamoorthi
Four Sikhs, were allegedly gunned down at a FedEx facility

Los Angeles, April. 21, 2021
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NRI community organization is holding a virtual multiracial interfaith vigil at 8 pm ET Thursday to mourn the victims of Indianapolis shooting and stand in solidarity with the Sikh community.

Neil Makhija, IMPACT Executive Director said:

• To our Sikh brothers and sisters, know that you are not alone. Long after the headlines change, our entire community will stand with you.
• IMPACT has also started a donation drive for the “families of those lost in this senseless tragedy — including four beloved members of the Sikh community,” who were among eight persons killed in last week’s shooting.
• Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of Jasvinder Kaur, Amarjit Sekhon, Jaswinder Singh, Amarjeet Kaur Johal, Matthew Alexander, Samaria Blackwell, Karli Smith, and John Weisert as they process this tragic loss.
• A full investigation to determine the role that hate, racism, and an indifference to Sikh lives played in this shooting.

Krishnamoorthi said that the US has “witnessed a recent wave of anti-Asian hate crimes during this pandemic after a broader increase in hate-motivated crimes and violence against a range of American communities over the last half decade
NRI Raja Krishnamoorthi has entered a statement into the Congressional record to recognise April as 'Sikh appreciation and awareness month' in his home state of Illinois. He said:

• Underscoring the importance of the recognition there has been a disturbing rise in hate crimes and violent acts perpetrated against the Sikh-American community.
• I rise to recognise the month of April as "Sikh appreciation and awareness month.

The victims, four from the Sikh community, were allegedly gunned down at a FedEx facility by a former worker last week. Eight people were shot dead and several others were injured in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis Thursday night, according to authorities......Read More