US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and President-elect Joe Biden extended their warmest greetings and wish to the Sikh community around the world on the occasion of Gurupurab, which is the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.
Harris, Biden share a joint statement to wish Sikhs around the world
In a joint statement, Harris and Biden said, “To our Sikh friends across the US and around the world, we send our warmest wishes as you observe the anniversary of birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism.” They specially thanked the Sikh community in the United States for opening ‘their hearts and community kitchens’ of the gurudwaras for delivering and serving ‘countless meals’ to people in midst of the coronavirus pandemic. “Grateful to all Sikh Americans who continue to stand by their neighbours as essential workers of pandemic,” the joint statement by Kamala Harris and Joe Biden read.
They also appreciated the fact that the community lends its support towards developing religious pluralism and equality. “During the summer of protest, we saw Sikhs of all ages marching peacefully for racial and gender equality, religious pluralism and fidelity to truth and justice – core tenets of Sikh faith and central to who we all are as Americans,” it said.
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Universal message of unity
The statement towards the end said that Guru Nanak’s ‘timeless and universal message of compassion and unity’ should be propagated widely for the nation to heal as one.
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On Diwali, similar messages of greetings were shared by Biden and Harris. They both, in their tweets, said “Sal Mubarak”, while wishing the ones celebrating health and prosperity. Greetings were shared by the vice president-elect and president-elect on Navratri too.
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Shikha Chandra is an intern with SheThePeople.TV
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