Premier Kathleen Wynne (Don Valley West) continues her visit to India. The linked dispatch from NewsX offers both reportage and insight into Indian news coverage and how some of India sees the Premier. This story from a major television news source notes first that Ms Wynne is “the premier of Canada’s Ontario province known for her support for gay rights.” It goes on to say that “Kathleen” was dressed in a “firozi blue (turquoise) suit with her head covered with a dupatta (Punjabi-style stole).” It describes how controversy attended the visit.
SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar earlier said that the Canadian leader was welcome to offer prayers at the shrine but the SGPC would not honour her with a siropa due to her views on same-sex marriages. The SGPC maintained that the Sikh religion did not legitimise same-sex marriages. However, a major controversy was avoided as she was welcomed by SGPC officials, escorted to the SGPC information office, and presented with a gold-plated photo of the holy shrine.
Thus does the world differ.
