Doraiswami was on Friday stopped by a few radicals from entering a gurdwara in Glasgow. He decided to leave instead of getting into an argument, sources said. The organisers of the event at Gurdwara were also threatened by the Khalistan supporters, they said.
In a video posted on the Instagram channel of ‘Sikh Youth UK’, a man – reportedly a pro-Khalistani activist – is seen blocking Doraiswami from entering the gurdwara located on Albert Drive. The car then reverses and leaves as members of the gurdwara committee do not intervene.
The incident comes amid UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s efforts to seal atrade deal with India. The Indian government made it clear since the Canada incident that it will take threats to its diplomats very seriously.
In July, threats were issued against Indian diplomats in the United Kingdom by pro-Khalistan elements with pictures including that of Doraiswami. Earlier in May, security barricades and vehicles were removed from outside the British High Commission and High Commissioner's residence in New Delhi in response to the lack of security at Indian High Commission in London where the Indian flag was removed by Khalistani radicals.