This is a big joke!!! Sometime back they has also summoned, Modi & Sonia Gandhi...These guys are living in a fantasy world and unnecessary dragging people who are not related to these incidents in any manner...This summon is a farce...

Wrong man, Amitabh is not Modi so leave him alone.

American courts have nothing to do, issuing summons to PM Narendra Modi during his US visit, and now Amitabh Bachhan. It will produce nothing, so please carry please forward.

I wonder if Sikhs will be derided by trolls for filing a 35-paged long complaint in US court or whether just blames on USA for this?

Interestingly Amitabh Bachan's mother was Sikh and it looks it is very easy for any one to get court summon issued against anyone in US.

How come a US court summon someone on what was done in another country. How can India come in Jurisdiction of US courts. If any case should be filed it should be done in Indian courts.

May be the American judge can not afford to fly to India hence asking big B to come in person in the court so that the Judge can get his autograph.

thank you America.In India powerful are not touched.Rajiv Gandhi even though dead and Sonia must also be penalised.

His mom was a sikh. Seems highly improbable. Couldn't find any video evidence online.

Issuing summons is one thing and serving them is another. If anyone tries to serve these summons in India on Mr Bachan I fear for the safety of the server. Indian courts should start issuing summons to people like Kissinger, Bush, Obama the real killers of humanity and see how they will react.

I have no doubt in my mind that there are a bunch of guilty people in India who should be penalized for committing atrocities against the Sikhs. I was seriously hoping Modi will start the process. But some of these Sikhs in the US / UK/ Canada have nothing better to do, nor the Americans have any sense as evident from the events of last few years (Modi, Devyani, etc..).

@Raja amitabh is not Modi and Modi not Amitabh but both wanted by US courts. Janata and leaders are the chips of the same block. Criminals are lead by criminals.

Amitabh's mother is a Sikh.Summon can be sent to anyone.That doesn't mean he is a culprit.

The So-called Respectable PM Modi needs to be summoned instead.

@Nikesh Unfortunately it is USA and not India /Pakistan where celebrities and politicians.In USA law is same for everyone so if some one has said something which has incited violence against particular community is punishable offense.It is not like in India where Salman khan will crush somebody under his car while he is sleeeping and be out of prison forever.Unfortunately there is no justice system in majority of south Asian countries,.

"Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the communal riots, which Sikh activists claim was ‘state-sponsored genocide’ claiming over 30,000 lives nationwide." Both figures are off by a factor of at least 10.

@Nikesh: And you have completed the investigation all by yourself?

@allaisa Good idea. Go for it.

@Sarah Sanjay Dutt is in Jail. He did not even kill anyone. Jayalalitha while being in power as chief minister convicted and sent to jail , Lalu Yadav sent to jail, Chautala (former chief minister of Haryana) is in jail as well. Politcal careers of all these people is over. Subroto Rai is not being allowed bail to seel his property worht billions of dollars and potential customers are going to jail to discuss deals. India still has a long way to go but we have some men of integrity in our judiciary and things are changing.

This is court has nothing to do with department of Justice in US. 'Sikhs for Justice' are only working hard to demonstrate that one should not take them seriously. The impossibility of getting Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi or Amitabh is not lost on them but it is fun. Lot of money collected. It is like making mockery of victims. The name should be "Sikhs for Jokes'. I feel sorry for the victims of riots.

This is about time world is taking notice of massacre of Sikhs in India. Amitabh Bachchan is only one of few public figure involved in that genocide. Many thousands of Sikhs were killed in those riots inspired and incited by several politicians and public figures like Mr. Bachchan. We know that this summon by US court will not bring these people to justice, but will go a long way in exposing true nature of Indian society.

If he is not a US citizen or resident, how can they really force him to come to the trial? Can't he just ignore it?

No US court has jurisdiction over him or where he lives. These are symbolic gestures with no meaning what so ever. He doesn't have to comply with anything the court says.

what is wrong with America???Are they trying to play world police again?

He was young when he said that im sure he regrets it. The guy is now an inspiration for Indians and Pakistanis alike.

I think Kishore Kumar sang that song for this kind of situation. Ironically, it was filmed on Mr. Bachchan. "Aadmi jo kehta hai aadmi jo sunta hai, Zindagi bhar who sadayien peecha karti hain". On the serious note, one has to be careful when commenting or giving opinion on sensitive issues. (especially celebrities)

@Khan. After finding this about Amitabh, I am not fan of him any more. Nature can't be changed..

Justce should prevail. Good luck to my sikh brothers n sisters.

@Mustafa ...you are a math genius!!!

by the way if these Sikhs were so desperate to see Amitabh Bachchan in person, they should have organised an event, Amitabh would have surely obliged. He is an extremely nice and kind person. He could have done it free of cost if Sikhs had no funds to organise something like it.

Amitabh Bachhan was close to Nehru family. He might have reacted emotionally to the assassination of Indira Gandhi. Issuing summons and arrests in another country are common. Agusto Pinoche, who committed genocide against the leftists in Chile, was detained in Britain. In spain many Argentinians were invetgiated and wanted for the genocide after the military take over. Henry Kissinger was almost arrested in Paris. Someone tipped him off and he was rushed to the airport to get away. There will be a default judgment against Bachhan and if found guilty he won't be able to travel to USA. He is safe so long he stays in India.

Guys let's see who wins

Where is the justice... think of the suffering of thousand families.

It took 30 years???

This shows that our courts are doing good job. any wrong doing will haunt you and bring the juistice back. But bad to see Amitabh's name in this...

@Diljeet This world is not a fool. They know the full story. When Sikh radicals were pampered by Canada/US in eighties, India was in USSR camp. Now India is in their own camp and infact they are cooperating with India. I hope you know that dozens of sikh radical leaders have been arrested by USA and extradited to India and are now in jails. I wonder what 'Sikhs for Jokes' is doing for them ??? Neither the word 'genocide' nor Amitabh was ever associated with 84 riots. So clearily some vested interests continue to sensationalize and commercialize the campaign.

Leave this man alone he has already been cleared by sikh jathadar in Amritsar Thanks

As a US based Sikh, I can assure you that fringe organizations like the SFJ don't represent main stream sikhs in any way. These guys occasionally stir the pot just to stay relevant & in the news. FYI, Amitabh Bachchan is a half Sikh since his mother Teji Kaur Bachchan was born & raised i Sikh. I know for a fact that Amitabh Bachchan not only respects Sikh religion but he also follows it to a certain extant. Whatever words he may have said after Indira Gandhi's death, I'm pretty sure that they were taken out of context.

Are Indians going to start a war with America on this issue.

How strange that a summons has been served on Mr. Bachchan whereas none so far on the Prime Minister of India, whose involvement in the Gujarat massacre (of Muslims) is well known and widely acknowledged? Maybe, someone has to take this up as a precedent for the sake of justice to the victims of those riots similar to the victims of the 1984 riots.

Amitabh was a close friend of the Gandhi and he did encouraged the killing of Sikhs and we know he made statements to the effect " Khoon ka badla khoon”. Let us all remind this man that Sikhs don't forget these things that easy.

soon they will blame the queen of england and even the pope.

Is it true that he is half sikh from his mothers side ? In fact the lineage goes to one of the gurus !!

@muhibbewatan Just repeating media hype and lies does not suddenly make it truth

So I should sue every Sikhs in the world for losing my mother in the Kanishka (Air India Flight 182)?

The US court has just asked for his response, they have not issued a warrant against him. He could choose to ignore the summons but if he does, a warrant will be issued & if he ever comes to the US, he'll be arrested at the airport. I would say, this matter has a zero chance of going to trial & 100% chance being dismissed.

@Diljeet Totally agree

@Ganga Din He will never be able to go to USA like never ever

@Rashid , You are right the nature does not change; I heard that he did not invite any of his Muslim fellow actors to his son's weeding because doing so will bring bad omen to his son's marriage. He is the guy who to touched bal thackarey feet to get blessings

@Raja ......................lolz and why Amitabh will be left alone. why are you scared ? if he has done this he will face the consequences if not he will be let free....

@Mazrat ke saath : That is true, Amitabh Bacchan's mother Teji Bacchan (12 August 1914 – 21 December 2007) was borne into a Khatri Sikh Punjabi family in Faisalabad, Punjab, British India, she was the daughter of Sardar Khajaan Singh, a barrister at Faisalabad. (Wikipedia.org)

@INDOARYAN you are right brother its time for Justice late better than never

@Mazrat ke saath google

What USA has to do with it - First fix problems in your own country - Stop interfering into other's problems

There is a strong Indian lobby in US, how can Indian Hindu community see this demigod on trial in US ?

@allaisa : Very interesting.

It's really a joke because Amitabh's mother is Sikh. Elder brother in Hindu family was sent to Guru's to Sikh / Learn Art of Living and protecting society and Dharma (Natural Law).

@Khan thanks khan bhai for ur neutral comment

@Omair Agree. That is why Pak and India should resolve their disputes bilaterally

@Ashok Varghese : If your mom was indeed on that flight, as a Sikh I would like to sincerely apologize on behalf of all sikhs. There's no place for terrorism, regardless of who conducts it. My condolences!!

All those Amitabh fans will certainly deny their bollywood idol could engage in such nefarious activities .. it's no secret Bachan has been a devoted Congress party member for many decades. So it's not surprising he would promote such a mindset. Sikhs were targeted to no end when hundreds of thousands innocent Sikh men, women and children were brutally tortured, murdered and raped in Delhi after Indira Gandhi's death. The entire nation went crazy, and many bollywood actors were "khoon ka pyasa" according to many Indian Sikhs who had nothing to do with the assassination.

The US courts have no jurisdiction outside the US; imagine how many court summons could be issued against the US leaders for violent acts by their military; the US wages war, against some country or the other all the time.

Yes, Teji Bachchan, the mother of Amitabh was a Sikh who was born in Faislabad ( Pakistan). Just read Wikipedia article on her at Google. Internet is an ocean of knowledge, it needs serious effort to locate information.

How can an american court issue summon for a non-american citizen? The court is above all the rules of the world? An american court has no right to run a case about anything that didn't happen in america. It also can't issue any summon for a non-american citizen.

I will file a PIL for banning SFJ. It's an organization against peace. It also plays with sikh people's emotions and encourages them to take extreme positions.

@s.khan I will file a PIL in an Indian court naming Ronald Regan, George Bush, And Barrack Obama as killer of thousand of innocent lives in the bordering areas of Afghanistan-Pakistan, Iraq, Vietnam. All of them excluding the present prez Obama will not be able to travel to India. Even Obama will not after he steps down. All countries where US forces have killed innocent people, people should file cases against the American president. Because president of America is who authorizes such activities. Then we will see what happens to ex US-presidents.

@Sarah But Sarah , even if Amit had said that, he did nothing wrong against any US citizen . It is not going to hold anything . Just Like Modi came to US and went these idiots got nothing same will be with Amit nothing is going to happen.

Amitabh is not a US citizen and if he has to answer to anyone it should be to the people of India. Since when do American courts have jurisdiction over Indian affairs? What if the Indian courts decide to seek answers from George Busch or Obama?

@Diljeet : and the world also took notice of the Hindus killed by Sikh terrorists back in 80s, and very well knows who was sponsoring and inciting them. How many of you raised your voice then?. You don't have to respond to that on this forum. Just take a few minutes to introspect. It's very convenient to take a moral high ground now that your community was on the receiving end. Just visit the Fremont, CA guru dwara and see for yourself what's brewing over there. I am a Hindu but go to a guru dwara more than I go to a mandir. After depositing my 10$ into the donation box and later on seeing the langar hall, that was the first time I thought I shouldn't have donated any money there. We all know where that money goes. 1984 and the few years before and after that were an unfortunate period for both the communities. It's best to learn from that and move on. These kind of stupidies by SFJ don't get us anywhere other than riling up passions and inciting hatred.

Is US controlling India?So Indians will be trialed in US courts, what a big joke

good he needs to be sorted out.

I really feel sorry for the victims of riots that how some vested interests have made a mockery of demand for justice. Were they sleeping for 30 years over Amitabh Bachhan's name ??? Every year they add some famous Indian's name. Manmohan Singh or Sonia Gandhi were not even in politics. It seems they are playing some video games and will point a gun towards any name. I wonder when are they going to name Salman Khan or Sachin Tendulkar ???? I don't know if Amitabh is going to entertain this court as it is not even a part of US department of justice. After getting few jabs on back on the jaws in the Devyani case, that still had some merit in it, US would dare to mess with India to please couple of publicity hungry clowns. On the other hand it is in India's own interest to punish those who were actually involved in riots. It is just not fair the actual offenders living on their lives. @Fareed, Yes, India has a strong lobby in US and it includes many Sikhs. AB is not going on trial. @ Pacman, Even Javed Miandad met Bal Thackerey and sought his blessings for marriage of his son to Dawood's daughter. What is wrong with that ??? People have their personal lives as well. Thousands of Christians, Hindus, Shias, Hazaras killing in your country don't bother you ??? @ A Ali, we are not scared but we are appalled at stupidity of some people to gain publicity. US has no authority to put an Indian on trial as it has no jurisdiction.

why is US court issuing the summon?

Are there any tolerant people left in india

Narendra Modi and Amitabh Bachhan are famous and have VERY strong base. However, if they have not committed any crime, WHY they should or their base should worry? if they have committed crime instigating 3000 or 20000 or 1 person must be put on trail and justice be rendered ASAP. Similarly , Bush must be put on trial, he butchered million Iraqi innocent while continued to lie that Iraq has nuke and many more.

Every Indian is jumping about this case. Please understand More than 10,000 innocent Sikhs men women and children were killed brutally. All Indians should apologise to Sikh community. October 31 should be declared as Sikh day and public Holidays and prayer should be held in all over India. Please do not forget Sikhs are part of India. That is what I think Sikhs want ?

@Ashok Varghese : "So I should sue every Sikhs in the world for losing my mother in the Kanishka (Air India Flight 182)?" If that is true, as a Sikh I would like to apologize & pay my condolences on behalf of the community. Killing of innocent civilians is a heinous monstrosity & should be condemned no matter who does it!

@Diljeet Did you ever comment on killing of Hindus in Punjab by Sikh terrorists and if you are so honest about exposing indian society...please comment on this too.

Phele Modi aur ab Amitabh?? Amitabh's mother is a Sikh! US courts are making a joke n mockery of Sikh riots of 1984 by summaning Amitabh! Soon these US summons will be treated as jokes by jokers and thrown directly in the dust bin without even reading them!

@ Pacman everyone in Mumbai (Financial capital of India) has to/had to bow to Balasaheb; including international artists and sportsmen. Nothing wrong in that; ShivSena has a strong hold in Mumbai and a strong force against underworld. For your information Balasaheb & veteran actor Dilip Kumar (Yusuf Khan) were very good personal friends. Even MF Hussain was Balasaheb's personal good friend. You can google it and check.

There is only one Lucifer in this world and that is America.It has the habit of poking its nose in everything.This is one example.

@Shri ;; You are right.

@siddharth You are right .

@Sameer J I agree . On visit to this place i felt like you.

Why US courts? I am unable to understand the point in it. I suggest Indian Court should summon the then US president for criminal negligence of Union Texas that resulted in the death of innocent people of Bhopal or should summon Bush for the hate killing of Sikhs in US as reprisal for 9/11 attacks!

I wouldn't be surprised . His thinking is rather extreme. I remember he was pretty much against that awesome film "Slumdog Millionaire" as it did not represent "Incredible" India very colorfully !

Golly , I bet Pakistan did that too !!!

@Fareed (usa) Well, would be interesting to see him in the dock.

@muhibbewatan I had no idea 10 THOUSAND Sikhs were murdered in that Riot . India has some explanation to do I guess . But I expect Indians to counter this issue with another issue as usual. That's a typical Indian tactic ; deflect the question and muddle up the discussion !!!

@Sheetal So why has not anyone been punished for killings of Sikhs so far since 1984?

@rehan You are right. These Indians cannot make themselves say it was wrong to kill innocents and the guilty should have been punished by now. They will just give silly counter-arguments or say best to forget which they would not say if their family had been killed.

Must be some Indian-American Lawyer trying to give Amitabh Bachan value, what a waste of time and money. If you deally have to summon and can't hold on then summon Obama and George Bush for mass murder in Afghanistan.

@Rafi Ka Deewana - There are many more Sikhs in India and abroad who should be punished for terrorism before the riots.

I strongly suspect this is a Sardarji joke. Waiting for the punchline. On a serious note, this has not been covered in the Indian media at all. Not one mention on TV or newspapers.

@Shri : "Neither the word 'genocide' nor Amitabh was ever associated with 84 riots" I agree that Amitabh had nothing to do with 84 riots but make no mistake, a systematic pogrom was conducted against the Sikh community in Delhi by Congress goons after Indira's assassination & the people who orchestrated those atrocities have gotten away with it. Just because most Sikhs like me believe in moving on & not dwelling in the past does not mean that those crimes against our community can just be conveniently swept under the rug.

He is a Congress stooge. I hope he and all the congressis get convicted and spend the rest of the time in jail. The problem of Punjab was entirely due to Indira Gandhi and her inability to get along with Maneka.

@Shri ...it will make more sense to you if you would have lost some one close to you, it is very easy to sit in front on computer and write all these things, only people who have gone through the pain understand that....

We should start prosecution against American citizens in Indian and Pakistani courts... let us file the first one against Shri George Bush some of George Bush for his misadventures in Iraq..

@someone_else You got it right man! I want to summon Katrina Kaif now :-)

@Akhtar - you want us to get massacred now? You may be summioned by an American court for inciting this massacre :-)

@Black Sabbath - You are right. It happened and it is a black chapter in our history. We can move on, but not without lessons from it. I think the the congress should apologise that they let it happen on their watch and Modi should apologies for what happened on his watch. I

@Ganga Din , Nobody can say no to USA, not even Modi.

Sir, The Sikh, Muslims and other minorities have suffered horrific and painful genocide at the hands of fanatic establishment in so called biggest democracy of the world. Shame on you India . Regards

@Sandeep , What about Indian adventures in neibouring countries?

For a start, these weren't riots. A riot is where there are two groups fighting each other with most cases being where people are rioting against police. After the dictator Indira Ghandi was shot dead a systematic genocide of Sikhs commenced in which this man, Amitabh Buchan played a part. Too right, he should be summoned. The Indian "Judicial" system is a complete shambles. What else do expect people to do if not go to extraordinary lengths to get justice, even if it is through a foreign court?

@manu Bush cannot be put on trial. In most nations by law Presidential actions cannot be challenged in a court of law. A President can however, be impeached. The reason being that the President formulates law...or heads the body (Congress/Parliament) which formulates law. (think Musharraf, Bush and Blair...) Also US system does not care about your national origin, race, color, there are tens of thousands of illegals residing in the USA which are also protected by the US judicial system.

Sikhs have no rights in India, Indians even deny Sikhism is a religion.

Sikhs bombed the Air India Kanishka flight. Indian courts are issuing a summons to the Canadian Prime Minister since he harbored these "terrorists" in his country.

@Tony Jboye Indians are masters of counter arguments . Solutions do not matter to them so they focus of complicating the discussion .