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[Sikh Coalition @sikh_coalition]

Certain groups who are taking advantage of the DHS's anti-Sikh posts to tell their own stories about Indian identity or their issues with Khalistan advocacy are, as usual, missing the point.

[Navjot Pal Kaur @navjotpkaur]

Now the trump administration is coming after Sikhs. So much for the republicans from our community who tie themselves to this administration for validation. Hope the bootlicking is going well.

[CoHNA (Coalition of Hindus of North America) @CoHNAOfficial]

The New York Times reports on the now-deleted @DHSgov post that used common names like Singh and Kumar in a way that risked stereotyping millions of Hindu, Sikh, and Indian Americans.

CoHNA objected—and is quoted in the article on why such messaging matters.

We are glad the post was deleted. But the principle is bigger than one post:

Prosecute INDIVIDUALS who break the law. Do not stigmatize entire communities because they share a name, religion, ethnicity, or background.

https://t.co/GaEoHgF10T

We made the same point in 2021, when Dr. Gajendran Ayyathurai singled out Hindu surnames including Iyer, Kompella, Trivedi, Sharma, and Mukherji/Mukherjee while describing them as “violent advocates of…malignant Brahmanism.”

https://t.co/sZJbqOOhU6

Fight Hinduphobia. Fight Hate. @nytimes

[Dr. Anmol Kapoor @AnmolMD]

Sikhs are not your enemies

Don’t listen to Trolls from India

They are brainwashing you

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

This is disgusting.

Trump’s government is trafficking in racist propaganda targeting the Sikh community.

[FactPost @factpostnews]

DHS has deleted posts depicting Optimus Prime as an ICE agent after backlash from Hasbro.

"Optimus Prime ... represents humility, leadership, compassion and justice."

[Dr. Anmol Kapoor @AnmolMD]

Sikh hate crimes are on the rise

If someone would investigate, which is easier, roots could be found in India

[Congressman Shri Thanedar @RepShriThanedar]

Trump's racism continues. This kind of hate against Sikhs is completely unacceptable, but has become the norm for Trump.

[Carl Wheless @carlwheless]

Allow me to introduce you to grandfathers, fathers, uncles, brothers, sons, doctors, engineers, first responders, and soldiers.

They are the Singh family.

All of them are Americans, just like the rest of us.

[Akashdeep Thind @thind_akashdeep]

SGPC President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami has strongly objected to a US Department of Homeland Security poster that allegedly singled out Punjabis and Sikhs, specifically mentioning “Mr Singh.”
Dhami has written to the US Embassy in Delhi, calling the portrayal unfortunate and discriminatory, and urged EAM Dr S. Jaishankar to raise the matter with the US government through diplomatic channels.

Now, The US security Homeland has removed the Post for X Handle after strong condemnation by Sikh community.

[Carl Wheless @carlwheless]

This conduct by a U.S. government agency is intolerable and unacceptable.

We demand a retraction and an apology!

[Congressman Adam Gray @RepAdamGrayCA]

The Central Valley is home to a large and vibrant Sikh community. Sikh Americans are our neighbors, business owners, farmers, truck drivers, and community leaders.

The Department of Homeland Security’s decision to single out Sikhs in its social media posts was wrong. There is no place for the federal government to stereotype Americans because of their name, faith, or background.

We can enforce our laws and keep our roads safe without demeaning an entire community. This kind of rhetoric is beneath the dignity of our country.

[JSGyani @jsgyani]

it still is..its called Gharroaka in Punjab..

[indianhistorypics @IndiaHistorypic]

In 1980s This Vehicle Was In Use For Public Transport In India

What Do You Call It ?

[Carl Wheless @carlwheless]

At this point, DHS has become politically compromised.

They are serving as a strong arm and mouthpiece for this administration, not in the American people's best interests.

If Democrats win control of either or both the House or Senate in the midterm elections, vigorous hearings by the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security in the Senate, as well as the Homeland Security Committee and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security in the House, must be held.

This department has gone off the rails and must be brought to heel.

Lives have been taken, ruined, and inextricably and forever changed by their conduct. We, the people, deserve answers and accountability from both elected officials and bureaucrats.

[Tom Suozzi @RepTomSuozzi]

The anti-Sikh rhetoric displayed in an official social media post from the Department of Homeland Security is not only divisive, but very dangerous.

Sikhs are not the enemy of the United States. They are neighbors woven into the fabric of our communities, like mine on Long Island and in Queens.

We must uplift our people, not divide them. We must do better.

[Randy Villegas @Villegas_CA22]

Sikh communities are essential to the Central Valley. I am disgusted by the hateful xenophobic message of the DHS. No one should be stereotyped because of their name, faith, or the color of their skin.

Our Sikh neighbors deserve dignity, respect, & better from their government.

[Judy Chu @RepJudyChu]

DHS's post targeting the Sikh community and immigrants as "enemies of America" is racist and dangerous, especially as anti-Sikh hate crimes rise.

As the co-founder of the American Sikh Congressional Caucus, I stand with Sikh communities across the nation against all forms of bigotry and hate.

[Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi @CongressmanRaja]

Our government should never use its power to demonize people or suggest that their faith, heritage, or identity means they do not belong here. Yet in an official social media post styled as a movie poster, the Trump Department of Homeland Security depicted a man labeled “Mr. Singh” as the villain, told him to “get off our roads,” and warned him to “self-deport or find out.” More than 160,000 people in the United States share the surname Singh. When the government demonizes that name, a name carried by so many Sikh families, it fuels xenophobia and casts suspicion on an entire community. Sikh and South Asian Americans are as American as anyone. This is our country and our home, and there should be no room for hate here.

[Shabbos Kestenbaum @ShabbosK]

My taxi driver tonight, Gurvinder Singh, was at the World Trade Center on the morning of 9/11.

For the next 40 days, he gave hundreds of rides to any New Yorker who needed, and refused all payment.

He showed me the letter he got from Mayor Giuliani thanking him for his service to our city.

Gurvinder emigrated from India 35 years ago and encourages all his riders to fly American flags.

He asked that I share this message on the eve of 9/11: "love all people, respect all people. God bless you all and god bless America!" 🇺🇸

[Rep. Debbie Dingell @RepDebDingell]

Targeting an entire community is dangerous and unacceptable.

Singh is a name carried proudly by families across Michigan, and using it this way profiles and targets an entire community.

Sikh Michiganders are our neighbors and friends. No one should ever be targeted because of their name, faith, appearance, or background. We must stand together and reject hatred in all forms.