Governor Mitt Romney
Credit / Source: Times of India
WASHINGTON: Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney mourned the Wisconsin gurdwara tragedy at a fundraiser in Iowa, but referred to a ‘sheik temple’ instead of a ‘Sikh temple’ while offering his condolences.
Confusing the Arabic honorific with the term Sikh, Romney mispronounced it and was found talking about ‘sheik’ people.
Earlier in the day, the Republican spoke correctly of the Sikh religion when he observed a moment of silence at a campaign event in Illinois. But the slip of tongue came at the West Des Moines fundraiser in Iowa.
“We had a moment of silence in honour of the people who lost their lives at that sheik temple. I noted that it was a tragedy for many, many reasons,” he said referring to his discourse in Chicago.
He went on: “Among them are the fact that people, the sheik people, are among the most peaceable and loving individuals you can imagine, as is their faith”.
Romney’s spokesman, Rick Gorka, when asked about the comments, insisted that the mix-up was a mispronunciation.
“He misspoke,” Gorka said.
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There is no problem in mispronouncing Sikh as Sheikh.First utmost worry is why this incident took place in Gurdwara and who are the culprits.So far no culprit is caught.The matter is very serious ,security of religious places should be tighten so that believers can pray with peace and no phobia.Matter should be taken seriously by the Authorities.
Naseem/Bhopal.
Culprit is killed. Who else should be caught. Might be his girl firend or some close by associate at later can give soem clue. Security needs to be beefed up. You are right.