Shiromani Akali Dal Leader Manjit Singh GK Assaulted in New York, Blames Pakistan ISI For Attack

New York, August 21: Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjit Singh GK has claimed that he and his family were attacked in New York. While speaking to Television news channels on Tuesday, Singh accused the ISI of Pakistan of attacking him to "crush Indian voices".

Singh tweeted a video talking about the attack on him and his family and also marked External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in his tweet. "A group of people attacked me & my relatives in New York. This will not scare me away from my path to serve the community. I have fought & I will fight till my last breath. Such cowardly incidents do not scare me," Singh tweeted.

A group of people attacked me & my relatives in #NewYork. This will not scare me away from my path to serve the community. I have fought & I will fight till my last breath.Such cowardly incidents do not scare me.🙏 @SushmaSwaraj @USAmbIndia @IndiainNewYork https://t.co/au9SUx1qrt

— Manjit Singh GK (@ManjitGK) August 21, 2018

Video of attack that is going viral

@ManjitGK @News18Punjab @vineetjoshi @capt_amarinder @AkaliDal_A @AkaliDalBadal @Akali_Dal_ @SimranjitSADA @GSinghlongowal @ptcnewsindia @Hansra_SS @DalKhalsaUK @DSGMCofficial @DSGMCDelhi @mssirsa @AvtarHit @simarjeet_bains @ptcnewsindia @delhinews24 @DelhiNews_ @BJP4Delhi @LtGov pic.twitter.com/qlCQq6Px6p

— sikh sovereignty (@singh_mohender) August 21, 2018

Manjit Singh is also the president of Delhi unit of the Shiromani Akali Dal. According to a report in Tribune India, Singh also faced protests in New York by the Sikh Coordination Committee East Coast (USA).

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