B.C. Sikh temple whose president was murdered calls for Modis G7 invite to be pulled [Video]

The British Columbia Sikh temple whose president was allegedly murdered by agents of the Indian government has written to Prime Minister Mark Carney expressing “deep disappointment” that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been invited to the upcoming G7 meeting.

Last week, Modi confirmed he would attend the meeting, to be held in Kananaskis, Alta., from June 15 to 17.

The move comes amid elevated tensions between the two countries following allegations of foreign interference and former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s public claims linking “agents of the Indian government” to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, president of Surrey’s Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara and prominent advocate for an independent Sikh state.

In the letter, the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Society cites those allegations, which they say were further validated last October when Canadian law enforcement confirmed clandestine operations by Indian agents in Canada, and the subsequent expulsion of six Indian diplomats.

“We all feel it is adding insult to …