The Dal Khalsa, a radical Sikh organisation, has demanded that Myanmar’s State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi take immediate action to resolve the humanitarian crisis engulfing the Rohingya community.
The Dal Khalsa, in an open letter to her, has expressed concern over the alleged killings of Rohingya Muslims in the restive Rakhine State of Myanmar.
“The violence against the Muslim minority community has shocked us. It is appalling because the woman we knew believed cooperation and dialogue [non-violent tools] as the effective methods of conflict resolution. Regrettably, the alleged killings have battered the reputation of the Nobel Peace prize winner,” said Dal Khalsa spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh.
“As an organisation fighting for Sikh rights, the Dal Khalsa has always considered you [Aung San Suu Kyi] as a source of moral courage and steadfastness and supported your commitment to continue to fight for human rights,” he said.
“The people, the groups who admired you, supported you and voiced your cause are disappointed and disheartened the way Rohingya Muslims are being treated in an inhuman way,” he added.
“The situation cries for your urgent attention. The responsibility rests on you to resolve the humanitarian crisis engulfing the Muslim Rohingya minority and affecting the geopolitics of South Asia,” said Mr. Singh.
