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- Tarlochan Singh website
- Tarlochan Singh: A Chequered Career
- Tarlochan Singh's visit to Maine, US
- Tarlochan Singh writes to Miramax
- Tarlochan Singh's India Govt. profile
- Tarlochan Singh's appeal as Minority Commission Chairman
- Issue of conversion overplayed: Tarlochan Singh
- Dear brethren, please listen to Mr Tarlochan Singh
- Tarlochan Singh Makes Historic Push for Sikh Rights
- Demanded equal rights for the Nankana Sahib pilgrims as the Haj Pilgrims have.
- Raising the Turban Issue in Sharjah with the Government
- Are northern states ignoring Punjabi?
- Sikhs need government attention
- MP highlights troubles faced by Sikhs abroad in Lok Sabha
- http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2005/16-31May05-Print-Edition/163105200530.htm
- http://ia.rediff.com/www/news/2005/aug/09ncm.htm
- http://ia.rediff.com/www/news/2002/apr/16onkar.htm
- http://ia.rediff.com/www/news/2007/may/10atwal.htm
- http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090707/punjab.htm#2
- http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091126/punjab.htm#2
