India, Oct. 7 -- As hate directed at Indian immigrants, especially Sikhs, escalates in Canada, an Indo-Canadian lawmaker has called out the alarming trend.

In a post on X on Sunday, Hardeep Grewal, member of Ontario's provincial parliament or MPP (equivalent of an MLA), said, "Today in downtown Muskoka, while sharing ice cream with my family, two strangers decided to share their hate instead. One yelled, "Hey turban head, go home," before speeding off. Another, walking by, said, "You all should die." In that moment, "I was reminded that the fight against hate is far from over".

Muskoka is a scenic township in central Ontario. But what Grewal faced as ugly, as he said, "It is not the first time this has happened, but today I feel compell...