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To: myknowledge

Is the Indian PM a Sikh?


9 posted on 12/06/2009 5:25:26 PM PST by headstamp 2
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To: headstamp 2

Yeah, he is. Technically that makes him a person from a minority community.(Sikhs make up 2% of the Indian population) Sikhs are however so ingrained into the public consciousness in India that almost no one thinks of them as being different. They make up 15 to 20% of the Indian army and along with the Gurkhas and the Rajputs have a formidable reputation as fierce warriors.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Saragarhi

The Prime Minister is a quiet, self effacing person even as he happens to be one of the world’s top economists.


10 posted on 12/06/2009 8:58:47 PM PST by cold start
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Yes, Dr. Manmohan Singh is a Sikh, as indicated by his turban.


11 posted on 12/07/2009 3:11:16 AM PST by myknowledge (F-22 Raptor: World's Largest Distributor of Sukhoi parts!)
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