Michelle Obama meets Wisconsin gurdwara shooting victims

AMRITSAR: First lady Michelle Obama privately met with families of those killed by white supremacist Wade Michael Page in a massacre at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, US on Thursday informed Dr. Rajwant Singh, Chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education on Friday. He informed that at Oak Creek High School, the first lady expressed her condolences to Secretary of the Sikh Gurdwara, Kulwant Singh Dhaliwal.
Obama spent about 30 minutes with the Sikh families. In addition, the family of Oak Creek Lt. Brian Murphy, who was shot more than eight times by Wade, met privately with Michelle Obama in a separate room. Amardeep Kaleka, son of Late Satwant Kaleka, who was killed while he tried to protect others, said about Michelle Obama's visit.
"It felt sincere. She knew about my father and what he'd done. She called him a hero and said he should be remembered for the good that he had done." He further informed that after meeting the families Obama spoke at a campaign event and the crowd at Bradley Tech applauded other members of the Sikh community when they walked into the rally.
He said "This healing touch by First lady helps the families tremendously. Her visit goes a long way to assuage the feelings of hundreds of Sikh families across the nation. Sikh community is thankful to Obamas for their support and their kind gesture during this difficult time.
Their embrace of the Sikhs represented the feelings of millions of Americans during this national tragedy. We will continue to offer our prayers for the victims and Police officer Brian Murphy who has become a hero for the entire nation and Sikhs will always be grateful for his self-less and courageous acts." said Rajwant.