Amid Khalistani threat to his Australia concert after he touched Amitabh Bachchan’s feet, Diljit Dosanjh says, ‘I was born from this land, I will die here’

“By touching feet of Bachchan the man whose words orchestrated Genocide, Diljit Dosanjh has insulted every victim, every widow, and every orphan of 1984 Sikh Genocide,” the statement added, as per NDTV. The SFJ has been banned in India since 2019 under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for carrying out activities that are prejudicial to the internal security and integrity of the country.

They’ve threatened to disrupt Diljit’s concert in Melbourne on November 1 also because it coincides with the Sikh Genocide Remembrance Month, as officially designated by the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikh authority, since 2010. Diljit also has two more concerts in Australia in the same month — in Adelaide on November 5 and in Perth on November 9. He became the first Indian to completely sell out a stadium in Sydney earlier this year.

Diljit promises to only spread love

On Thursday, Diljit shared an Instagram Reel from his Brisbane concert on Wednesday. “I will always keep talking about love. For me, this Earth is one. My Guru says, ‘Ik Onkar.’ I was born from this earth, I got my life from this land and one day I will return to this soil. So, there is only love from my side for everyone, even if someone gets jealous of me or trolls me. I will always spread the message of love. I have always done so. I don’t care how anyone feels about it. Punjabi aa gaye oye.”

In the video, fans at the concert can be seen hooting for Diljit, desperately trying to get hold of the popstar. Diljit even gifts his jacket to a young female fan in the crowd. He shared in the reel, “Many people say, ‘We manifested and God has given us this. They get that thing. I am surprised. Why are you manifesting so much? A person should only think in his heart, what he has to do. Only think. God will make it happen. You should keep it in your heart.”

 

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Diljit hasn’t responded to the threat yet. He shared an easy, reverential camaraderie with Bachchan on KBC. In fact, the host even introduced him as “Punjab da puttar” (Punjab’s own son) in Punjabi. Diljit also performed on his popular song “Main Hoon Punjab” from Imtiaz Ali’s Netflix India musical Amar Singh Chamkila from last year.

Ire against Amitabh Bachchan

While there’s no official claims against Bachchan for inciting violence that led to the Sikh Genocide in 1984, he’s often been on the receiving end of the ire of hardlined Sikh bodies. Bachchan is alleged to have mouthed the provocative slogan after stepping out of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi on October 31, 1984, the day his family friend and then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her own Sikh bodyguards at her residence.

Ten years ago, Bachchan had written a letter to defend himself after the Akal Takht had asked him to not attend the inauguration of the historical Khalsa Heritage Complex at Sri Anandpur Sahib, despite being invited by the Punjab government. “Wild, irresponsible and most unfounded allegations, by certain sections of the Sikh community, about my involvement in the inciting of violence against them during the most unfortunate Sikh riots of 1984, soon after the death of Shrimati Indira Gandhi, the then prime minister of India, has caused me acute agony,” he wrote.

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“I wish to take this opportunity to vehemently and categorically deny these allegations against me which are completely baseless, false and untrue. The Nehru-Gandhi family and our family have old ties from our city of origin, Allahabad. We have been together in each other’s hour of grief and joy, but to allege that I was a part of the crowd that incited them to raise anti-Sikh slogans is a preposterous and blatant lie. Quite contrarily, I have always propagated the soothing of injured feelings and the maintenance of serenity. The unfortunate incidents of the riots of 1984 against the Sikhs shall always remain a blot and a dark phase in the history of our country, a country that prides itself in its secular credentials,” he added, also attaching a picture of his maternal grandparents, both of whom were Sikhs.