Bhindrawale&his goons were armed, funded &controlled golden temple complex.Common Sikhs did not have the ability to counter them, especially after they succeeded in recruiting youth in large numbers. So "Don't blame pakistan, Sikhs didn't protest against Bhindrawale" doesn't fly.

There was a huge mobilization of boys, flushed with superiority complex, trained and armed. My grandfather told us how they would barge into houses, loot at gun point. In my ancestral village, men kept vigil throughout night, so that Khalistanis could be caught if they entered.

Even Indira Gandhi had to mobilize tanks, what chance did unorganised peasants have? Many Sikhs who entered golden temple, were held hostage for leverage. The terrorists soiled the very core of Sikh sacred land.

Destruction of Akal takht&firing inside Harimandir is painful. Gandhi created a monster, couldn't reign him in& then proceeded to throw baby out with bathwater. And the saga continues. Sections of Sikh society are sold lies,so that they ally with same party that planned genocide.