Sikhs Were the Odd Ones Out

For those that truly think politics and religion have no connections, probably have not heard of the events leading to Indira Gandhi's assassination in 1984. Gandhi had been suspected of corruption and was used to ruling with something of an iron fist. She was also known to have sided with a Sikh extremist in helping win the position of president. Unfortunately that plane backfired on her when the extremist and his group holed themselves up in the holiest of Sikh locations, the Golden Temple. Gandhi responded by sending in troops and firing on the extremist group within the temple. Obviously Sikhs did not take kindly to this, and a while later Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh body guards. Hindus retaliated with violence aimed at Sikhs throughout Northern India. The tale of one survivor, Harmeet Shah Singh, tells of his experience. He literally had to pull out of schools and be sent to his relatives dressed as a girl to assure safety.
However, as the saying goes "Time heals all". That is the case here. Today the highest individual position in India is held by none other than a Sikh. The second highest position is held by a women. Who is to say now that America is the most tolerant and accepting. Since when has American had a president that was not Christian? Since when has an independent party won an election? Since when has a women held even a top tier position? If India were really so BEHIND America, I would assume its not such a bad place to be.