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US President Barack Obama greets Sikhs on Guru Nanak Ji’s Parkash Gurpurb

November 7, 2014 | By Sikh Siyasat Bureau

Washington, USA: President Barack Obama has congratulated the Sikhs in United States of America and throughout the world on the Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Ji, the founder of Sikh religion. President Obama stated, “I want to congratulate our Sikh friends in the United States and around the world on the anniversary of the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji.”

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 6, 2014

Statement by the President on the Anniversary of the Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji

I want to congratulate our Sikh friends in the United States and around the world on the anniversary of the birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji. During his lifetime in the 14th and 15th centuries, Guru Nanak traveled throughout the region and world promoting equality, diversity, compassion, and tolerance, which became the core principles of Sikhism. The Sikh American community enriches the United States every day with its embodiment of these values, which are shared not just by Sikhs but by all Americans.

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