Indian religions might seem strange to us but Indians take then very seriosly -- almost as seriously as cricket. A Prime Minister of India (Indira Gandhi) was assassinated for desecrating the Golden temple. I would advise Mr Leno to apologize profusely. There are a lot of Sikhs in the USA.
India is to formally object to a joke by US TV host Jay Leno in which he said that the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, was a summer home for wealthy presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Minister Vayalar Ravi termed the gag by "The Tonight Show" host as "quite unfortunate and quite objectionable" and said the Indian embassy in Washington would raise the issue, the Press Trust of India reported on Monday.
In a dig at Mr Romney's privileged background during a show last week, Leno used a photo of the ornate Sikh shrine in the northwestern Indian city of Amritsar during a segment on the vacation homes of US Republican presidential candidates.
Angry members of the Sikh community in the US circulated an online petition protesting the "derogatory depiction" of the Golden Temple, adding that "Jay Leno's racist comments need to be stopped right here".
Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Ravi said he had not watched the show himself but that the Sikh community in the US had lobbied him to take action against it.
"Freedom does not mean hurt the sentiments of others ... This is not acceptable to us and we take a very strong objection for such a display of an important place like Golden temple," Mr Ravi was reported to have said.
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It was just a joke but humor can be dangerous these days. Perhaps it always was.
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It's good to see that religious Indians are no better than Muslims for killing those who do anything against their religion. You rarely ever see Christians doing that today. Or atheists, for that matter.
Jay is much funnier off-camera that he is on. Fact is, the only reason he does that show is to support his obsession with cars. He has one of the worlds greatest collections.
Anon 3:20, he certainly does. It's really amazing.
Of course, that doesn't diminish the fact that Muslims are methodical, persistent, relentless, and very patient in their continuing push to move Sharia Law into the forefront of our otherwise free society.
Comming from a nation that allows their kids to die but worships Cows,Monkeys and Elephants A totaly backwards nation
Atheists have killed and imprisoned tens of millions in the 20th century alone, Sig. They still do. However, it is sad to see the Sikhs falling into this PC crap. Their response should have been, "Mitt wishes, quit being jealous and ignorant, Jay." However, the Sikh religion is a mix of Islamic and Hindu religion and traditions. They are quite violent when given cause. When Islamic goons burned a train of Krishna worshipers alive in the 90s the Sikhs rioted, dragging Muslims into the street and butchering them. Seems to be the only real language that Muslims understand, unfortunately.
It is now officially worse. Apparently never having heard of the 1st Amendment, they have elected to sue Jay Leno in US Court.
Sikhs file suit
Atheism didn't make Uncle Jo a monster it was his personal megalomania and lust for power. The western Allies supported him to defeat Nazi Germany and thus had to agree to his "right" to take half of Europe and the USSR a superpower.
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