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Did you know... that Zail Singh was the first Sikh and the first person from a backward caste to become President of India?

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Being first Sikh to...

Boasting about being first Sikh to hold the highest honor is actually defaming him and his religion. He was holding the highest post and honor in country because of his qualities and/or qualifications, not because he was a Sikh. Information moved to second paragraph. Vivek^Talk!! 02:51, 22 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Did he make an attempt to protect Sikhs in the 1984 riots?

Did the President make any attempt to open his presidential mansion to protect the innocent Sikhs who were being targeted in the 1984 riots in Delhi? He could have used his authority and status to protect them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.205.245.242 (talk) 10:52, 18 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Stub?

Isn't this indian president-related article a stub? shouldnt this article be give stub-status? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.95.12.114 (talk) 16:04, 7 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

huh?

"Many people believe that he was chosen by Indira Gandhi only because she wanted to have her hold on the office of President as she was having her hold on the party."

Needs revision and attribution. 24.125.38.175 (talk) 04:50, 21 April 2010 (UTC) R.E.D.[reply]

Name

I see his second name is Zail. Is he half Muslim? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.147.224.225 (talk) 19:02, 20 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

um, zail is his first name. Giani is just a title. Gman124 (talk) 17:11, 31 August 2011(UTC) His actual name was Jarnail Singh. The legend has it that when he was serving a prolonged jail tenure, he had forgotten his actual name and remembered the word " JAIL " only. Hence, Jail (or Zail) Singh

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Apparent inconsistency?

The article says that he was imprisoned in 1947 and tortured "for 5 years" but also that he was offered the post of minister in 1949. How can both be true? KropotkinSchmopotkin (talk) 14:11, 29 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by LordPeterII (talk) 21:16, 29 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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President Zail Singh

... that Zail Singh (pictured) was the first Sikh and the first person from a backward caste to become President of India? Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19820715-i-would-certainly-like-to-play-the-rightful-role-assigned-to-me-giani-zail-singh-771972-2013-10-18
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Consulate General of the Philippines, Honolulu

5x expanded by Ashwin147 (talk). Self-nominated at 20:01, 7 October 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

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QPQ:
Overall: @Ashwin147: Just waiting on your QPQ and you'll be good to go! Fantastic work expanding this article from what it was beforehand, you really put a lot of hard work into it. The hook is interesting and President Singh's life even more so. — That Coptic Guy (talk) 18:27, 8 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you @That Coptic Guy:! I've just completed the QPQ and added the details here. Ashwin147 (talk) 07:01, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

- Great! Good to go now. — That Coptic Guy (talk) 14:51, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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GA Review

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Reviewer: Sarangem (talk · contribs) 12:06, 1 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Properly follows layout.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Try to cite references in a template, not manually. Sorry, I didn't get the issue here. I think all sources cited as per the layout style guideline. Ashwin147 (talk) 10:15, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	It would be better if 10th citation is not formatted in PDF. The data is available as PDF. There's no bar on citing pdf links. Ashwin147 (talk) 10:15, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
	2c. it contains no original research.
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.	No plagiarism as of Earwig's detector
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	In section Union Minister of Home Affairs (1980–82), Bhindranwale's release is properly mentioned (that should be summarised properly in lead section's 4th paragraph.) Have expanded the lede to mention the rivalry with Darbara Singh preventing action against the insurgents. The specific incident might be too much detail for an introduction, no? Ashwin147 (talk) 10:15, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
	7. Overall assessment.	Congrats on being GA. Make sure it follows the GA Criterias afterwards.