Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau his wife Sophie Gregoire inside the premises of Golden temple in Amritsar. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiNew Delhi: Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau met Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday and assured him that his country won't support any separatist movement in India or elsewhere.
Trudeau accompanied by his wife and children, offered prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Dressed in traditional Indian clothes and their heads covered, the Trudeau family bowed before the holy book of the Sikhs and tried their hand at making chappatis at the 'langar' as they spent over an hour at the holiest of Sikh shrines.
Canada is home to an influential Sikh community
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau along with his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau and children help in preparing Guru Ka Langar during their visit to the Golden Temple in Amritsar. (Photo: IANS)"I am very impressed with my meeting with the prime minister. I raised the issue of Khalistan, because that is our primary issue," Singh said, adding he had received a categorical assurance from Trudeau.
"His words are a big relief to all of us here in India and we look forward to his government's support in tackling fringe separatist elements," he said in a Tweet.
He also handed over a list of nine Canada-based operatives alleged to be involved in hate crimes in Punjab by financing and supplying weapons for terrorist activities, and also engaged in trying to radicalize youth and children here.
Former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi sent the military to the Golden Temple to flush out separatists at the height of the revolt in 1984. A few months later, Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards at her home in Delhi.
(With inputs from Reuters and IANS)
