Chandigarh/ Punjab (January 19, 2014): As per certain media reports Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) chief Simranjit Singh Mann said (on Jan. 18) the revelation that the British Government under then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had lent support in the June 1984 attack by Indian army on various Sikh Gurdwaras including Darbar Sahib (Amritsar) has hurt the Sikhs.
S. Simranjit Singh Mann
According to The Tribune (TT) S. Simranjit Singh Mann said if no one files a case against the British Government in the International Criminal Court (ICC), his party would do so.
He furhter said that Margaret Thatcher had provided logistic support to the operation because she wanted to sell the British helicopters and armaments to India.
It may be recalled that some top secret British documents have come into light which shows British links with the deadly armed attack of June 1984.