The Sikh Secretariat

The Sikh Secretariat was formed in 2001. The group says it seeks to co-ordinate an organised approach to gain fair representation of British Sikhs and address prejudice.

Spokesman: Dabinderjit Singh OBE

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According to a report in the London Evening Standard [1]:

Dabinderjit Singh a civil servant, was a member of the International Sikh Youth Federation, a UK-based group banned under British antiterror laws.

The then Home Office minister, Lord Bassam, said British-based ISYF members were a "threat to national security" and the group had carried out " assassinations, bombings and kidnappings" overseas.

The ISYF plotted a number of unsuccessful attacks in the UK and one of its members was convicted of the 1985 Air India bombing off Ireland, the deadliest single aircraft terror attack in history.

After it was banned the ISYF dissolved, creating a successor body, the Sikh Federation UK, whose executive committee and senior members - including Mr Singh - are largely the same as the ISYF's, and whose objectives are the same. Sikh Federation UK has received extensive support from Mr Livingstone. Remainder of this story at - [2].