Protest or murder? By Simran Khatri, Hampton High

Shaheed. An adjective derived from Arabic, meaning martyr. Shaheed Udham Singh. Martyr Udham Singh. Some beg to differ that he doesn’t deserve this title and that he was a murderer. Others argue against this and claim that he was a hero in disguise, a patient assassin, a protestor. However, let’s push opinions to the side for a second as in this article I will be laying out the facts about Udham Singh’s so called ‘crime’ and his motivation.