Call at Sikh rally demands 8 lakh Hindus leave Canada

CHCC condemns the call at today's Nagar Kirtan in Malton & Etobicoke demanding 800,000 Hindus leave Canada.
There are 800,000 Hindus and over 1.86 million Indo-Canadians in Canada. The call at today's Nagar Kirtans in Malton & Etobicoke clearly targeted Hindus.
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