Hundreds of people attended a community gathering on Monday at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, B.C., after its president, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was shot and killed.
Nijjar was shot just before 8:30 p.m. PT Sunday while in his car in the Sikh temple’s busy parking lot after evening prayers had concluded.
The 45-year-old had received threats because of his support for a separate Sikh state in India called Khalistan, according to temple officials.
The World Sikh Organization of Canada said the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and law enforcement in Canada failed to adequately protect Nijjar, who was a target of Indian intelligence.
At the gathering on Monday, the atmosphere was
