BJP Leader Slams Canadian PM Trudeau For Calling Diljit Dosanjh 'Punjabi Singer' Instead Of Indian

BJP national secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday hit out at Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for referring to artist Diljit Dosanjh as a “Punjabi singer” instead of “Indian singer” in a social media post. Sirsa went on to call it a “deliberate mischief through wordplay”.

The Canadian prime minister made a surprise appearance at Diljit Dosanjh’s concert in Toronto. Videos of the Trudeau’s meetup with Diljit surfaced on social media.

Sharing a photo from the event, the Canadian PM wrote on microblogging site X, “Stopped by the Rogers Centre to wish Diljit Dosanjh good luck before his show. Canada is a great country — one where a guy from Punjab can make history and sell out stadiums. Diversity isn’t just our strength. It’s a superpower.”

Manjinder Singh Sirsa also took to microblogging site X and wrote, “Let me correct this, Mr. Prime Minister- where one guy from INDIA can make history and sell out stadiums.” He further added, “Your gesture of lauding a fantastic artist like @diljitdosanjh has been totally overshadowed by your deliberate mischief through wordplay.”

In a video message, the BJP leader lauded the singer for making a “mark on the world” through his art and called Trudeau’s meet-up with Diljit a “moment of pride”. However,  Sirsa also pointed out that the Canadian PM did not “act with dignity” by not mentioning India in his appreciation post for the singer.