Why General Dyer was felicitated at Golden Temple days after Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Published on: June 19, 2026, 7 a.m. | Source: India Today
Days after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919, Golden Temple managers invited Brigadier General Reginald Dyer and honoured him with a siropa and kirpan. The priests even urged the 'Butcher of Amritsar' to become a Sikh and agreed to waive the requirement of unshorn hair when he said he could not keep it as a serving British officer.
