Sukhi Chahal, a Silicon Valley-based IT entrepreneur and Sikh activist, has been in the headlines in India for his assertion that the ongoing farmers’ protest out of Punjab and elsewhere is vulnerable to being “hijacked” by remnants of the separatist Khalistani movement.

Chahal, who is based in San Jose but is currently visiting New Delhi as part of his regular business trip, has generated considerable interest in his long-held view that the remnants of the now-defunct Khalistan separatist movement, which he describes in Hindi as “Dukandari” (a business), have been trying to foment trouble.

However, he insists that these radicalized elements in California have no popular support within the diaspora Sikh community which rejected the separatist movement a long time ago. Chahal says, “This is a very serious issue for the Sikh community because their activity is against Sikhi (Sikh philosophy) and also against the principles of Sikhism.”

Chahal spoke to Bharat FM in an interview from Delhi in which he explains the dangers of the farmers’ movement not being vigilant to the machinations of these marginal elements.

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