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To mark the 30th anniversary of the Operation Blue Star, thousands of British Sikhs marched through Amritsar's Golden Temple, the holiest site in Sikhism. Crowds from all over the UK, also gathered in London, to lend their support to the demonstration. They used the event to protest about what they claim was India's failure to prevent the killing of thousands of Sikhs in rioting later in 1984.

Vandalised statue of Gandhi in Leicester

Though the march was peaceful, it has been reported that in the famous Golden Mile of Leicester, Mahatma Gandhi's statue base have been sprayed with graffiti appearing to refer to the 1984 Golden temple attack saying, "Never forget 84" and "We want justice #84". Police are investigating after the vandalism was discovered on Saturday. The statue of

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