Kambojaric
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Sikhs who ruled United Punjab and then some were led like puppets? I am glad that you added the caveat "I may be wrong".
That is not completely true. They did resist. In Ramgarh, Bihar the Sikhs killed their CO, seized trucks to drive to Punjab and retake the temple. 9th Sikh in Rajasthan mutinied. Their whole battalion was disbanded in '85. Another unit mutinied in Nagorta too. And remember they comprised almost 30% of Indian Army.But the point is, India handled it's minority issues comparatively better than other contemporary ethnically diverse countries, be it Pakistan or African countries. The creation of linguistic states and Nehru's reluctant agreement on caste reservation had acted as cross cutting of existing identity cleavages. So, more than a Master-Servant attitude (that in fact resulted in bifurcation of Pakistan) few conciliatory measures by Indian leadership in early 50's saved India's integrity.
The OP asked "And why do you still (feign?) love the Sikhs?". I am not saying what is right or wrong or true or false. Just what the general view is regarding Sikhs and Hindus on this side of border. You evidently disagree though.