Indian community leader dies

Indian community leader dies

JAKARTA (JP): Ujagar Singh, a senior Indian community leader
in Jakarta, died of a heart attack at his residence in Sunter
Agung, North Jakarta, yesterday. He was 84 years old.

A relative said last night that Singh, a founder of the Sikh
Temple in Indonesia, would be cremated at the Cilincing cemetery
this morning.

Singh helped found the Sikh community in Indonesia, now
numbering about 20,000 people, and participated in the building
of some of the Sikh temples in Jakarta and other cities in the
country. His last position was Vice President of the Sikh
Gurudwara Mission.

Born in Jalandhar, Punjab, Singh is survived by his wife and
six children. (emb/anj)