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    Stylish Sikh Politician Jagmeet Singh's Tweet Thread On Growing Up In Canada Is Winning Hearts Onlin

    Darpan News Desk IANS, 01 Jul, 2017 12:33 AM
    • Stylish Sikh Politician Jagmeet Singh's Tweet Thread On Growing Up In Canada Is Winning Hearts Onlin

    Canadian Sikh politician Jagmeet Singh's 15 tweet thread highlights the racial profiling that people from other countries have to face even in a multicultural society as Canada.

     

    NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh took to Twitter Tuesday to share a personal story that he hopes will help young people struggling with their self-worth.

     

    In a series of tweets, the Ontario MPP wrote about how he felt out of place while growing up, how there was "something wrong with me for just being me."

     
     

    He started saying, “On #MulticulturalismDay I want to share a personal story, something that I hope will inspire us to build a more inclusive Canada.” He goes on the write how wearing a turban made him feel different from others, and how in a bid to gain confidence, he used his sharp dressing skills and fashion as a suit of armour as it “it insulated me from some of the negativity I faced, but it didn’t end it”.

     
     

    Sharing photos of himself as a child, as well as working as an adult, his 15 tweet thread highlights the racial profiling that people from other countries have to face even in a multicultural society as Canada, as well as how there is a need to make the country more inclusive and diverse. Read the series of tweets here.

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

    In a country led by the popular Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Singh is one of the prominent Sikh politicians in Canada who is currently running for leadership position of the federal party NDP. Should he win, Singh will become the first non-white person to head a major Canadian political party.

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