The High Commissioner for Canada in India, Cameron MacKay on Thursday said he was appalled by reports of an event in Canada that celebrated the assassination of late Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

"There is no place in Canada for hate or for the glorification of violence. I categorically condemn these activities," he said in a tweet.

His reaction came after social media was abuzz with videos depicting a tableau depicting the assassination of the late Prime Minister by her Sikh bodyguards as part of a five-km-long parade by the Indian diaspora in Brampton on June 4.

Tableau depicting Indira Gandhi's assassination
Tableau depicting Indira Gandhi's assassination showcased in CanadaIANS

The tableau depicted Khalistan flags with a poster that said "revenge".

People in Punjab were aghast over the development. They had said India should summon the Canadian High Commissioner to strongly object to the inclusion of Indira Gandhi assassination tableau in a parade.

Intelligence agencies here believed that it seemed to be linked with the 39th anniversary of the Indian Army's 'Operation Bluestar' in Amritsar that was carried out between June 1 and 8, 1984, claiming several lives and left the Golden Temple and its complex damaged.

Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi offering floral tributes on the 38th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Smt. Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal, New Delhi.
Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi & other senior Congress leaders offering floral tributes on the 38th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Smt. Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal, New Delhi.IANS

'Operation Bluestar' was a military action ordered by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to flush out militants led by Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale holed up in the Golden Temple complex.

Earlier, a Hindu temple was vandalised with 'anti-India' graffiti in Brampton province, leaving the Indian community in shock.

(With inputs from IANS)