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One Sikh Man’s Tweet About Paris Attacks Goes Viral And Shows Kindness Knows No Religion

Darpan News Desk, 15 Nov, 2015 02:18 PM

A Sikh man from Coventry has been praised for showing what religion is really about after offering help to the victims of the Paris terror attacks.

Rohan Singh Kalsi used the #PorteOuverte hashtag to give advice to those looking for shelter in the French capital.

He tweeted: "Anybody who's stranded in Paris and needs shelter and somewhere safe, any Sikh Gurdwara (temple) will be happy to accommodate #PorteOuverte."

Anybody who's stranded in Paris and needs shelter and somewhere safe, any Sikh Gurdwara (temple) will be happy to accommodate #PorteOuverte
— Rohan (@RohanSinghKalsi) November 13, 2015

#PorteOuverte, which translates into 'open door' in English, started trending across Twitter as a sign of support being shown towards the Parisians who have been witness to the #ParisAttacks. T

Rohan's tweet has received over 14,000 retweets and 10,000 likes on Twitter, with people rushing to praise him for his generous advice.

@amykoehler thank you but I am no bright light... Sikhs are here to serve humanity at all times 🙏🏽
— Rohan (@RohanSinghKalsi) November 13, 2015

One wrote: "And this is what religion should be about. God bless you!", with another adding: "You are a bright light on a very very dark night."

He responded: "Thank you but I am no bright light... Sikhs are here to serve humanity at all times."

Rohan also took to Facebook to speak of his surprise that his tweet went viral.

RESPECT!This brother, Rohan Singh Kalsi tweeted during the terror attacks, regarding how the stranded could find sanctuary at the Sikh place of worship a Gurdwara, that tweet has been retweeted more than 14 thousand times now and viewed by more than 1 million people.Check out this video...in which paji raises more awareness.Please share.Respect! #PorteOuverte
Posted by Miri Piri Foundation on Sunday, 15 November 2015

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