New Delhi Summons Canadian Diplomat Over India Separatist Slogans at Event With Trudeau

New Delhi Summons Canadian Diplomat Over India Separatist Slogans at Event With Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau waits to speak to a crowd during Khalsa Day celebrations at City Hall in Toronto on April 28, 2024. Cole Burston/The Canadian Press
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India’s Ministry of External Affairs says it summoned a top Canadian diplomat in India after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended a Toronto Sikh celebration where Indian separatist slogans were shouted.

“The Canadian Deputy High Commissioner was today summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs with regard to the raising of separatist slogans on ‘Khalistan’ at an event which was being personally addressed by the Prime Minister of Canada,” wrote the ministry in an April 29 statement.
Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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