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High Commission of India: Singh Bramalea Gore Malton

Singh Bramalea Gore Malton: Singh Bramalea Gore Malton , a Sikh who has visited India many times, has never had a problem before he recently applied to go there on Dec. 24 to receive a humanitarian award. , according to Hamilton Spectator. The Toronto Star could not contact officials at either the Toronto consulate or the High Commission of India in Ottawa for comment. NDP MPP Jagmeet Singh says he has been refused a visa to enter India because of comments he's made about that country's human rights record. While Singh says the Indian consulate in Toronto refused to officially say why he was rejected, he said Monday that he was told unofficially it was because he's an "outspoken critic" of India's treatment of minorities. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.