‘1947 was a very different time’: Jeev Milkha Singh urges to not tarnish late father’s name for views on Partition riots in resurfacing video

“We person learned that a video connected my father’s thoughts from the clip of 1947 partition riots is being utilized successful spiritual and governmental connotations today. The Milkha household would petition that the sanction of a late, respected nationalist leader should not beryllium tarnished. The Milkha household would petition that the sanction of a late, respected nationalist leader should not beryllium tarnished,” Jeev wrote connected X.

Recounting ordeals of the Sikh assemblage successful the acrophobic video, Milkha Singh explained however respective radical of his assemblage were slaughtered successful his hometown colony of Govindpura (now Basti Bukhari successful present-day Pakistan).

We person learned that a video connected my father’s thoughts from the clip of 1947 partition riots is being utilized successful spiritual and governmental connotations today.

The Milkha household would petition that the sanction of a late, respected nationalist leader should not beryllium tarnished.

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— Jeev Milkha Singh (@JeevMilkhaSingh) November 27, 2024

“They told america that if we wanted to enactment present we had to go Muslims and acquisition circumcision. When they told this, everyone successful the colony refused, stating that they would not wantonness their religion. They said they would alternatively dice and asked, “what bash you privation to do? We won’t bash this.” Men, my ain brothers, killed their ain wives. I saw with my ain eyes that young girls killed themselves due to the fact that they were going to beryllium taken away. This so happened and the full colony was destroyed. Almost 3,000-4,000 radical were killed,” Milkha Singh said successful the video.

After the riots during Partition claimed his parents and 3 brothers, Milkha, who was calved successful Govindpura landed successful Ferozepur successful a subject motortruck aft a nightmare travel from Multan successful a bid soaked successful blood. Still a boy, helium would radiance boots of soldiers and, connected atrocious days, beryllium forced to bargain ration to provender his bare stomach.

His soon Jeev further explained that Milkha Singh was lone reflecting to incidents during the Partition and did not mean hatred towards immoderate state oregon community.

“Anyone who knew our father, knows helium did not person immoderate sick volition towards immoderate country, oregon religion. For each those who privation to instrumentality distant thing from this life-changing acquisition of his, helium ever told america ‘Insaan bure nahi hote. Waqt bura hota hai’,” Jeev wrote connected X.

“1947 was a precise antithetic time. It’s 2024 now. Peace and prosperity for all,” helium added.

Hailed arsenic 1 of modern India’s top athletes, Milkha Singh missed retired connected an Olympic medal successful Rome 1964 by 0.1 seconds.

Famously known arsenic the “Flying Singh”, a moniker bestowed upon him by a Pakistan General, Milkha Singh passed distant from Covid-related complications astatine the property of 91 successful 2021.