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@IndiainHamburg Dear Cgi, this email has been circulated around, asking people to compile a list 'with names and address' of *sikh diaspora* residing in Germany for onward transmission. (1/n)

As a resident of Europe I thought this email was fake so I wrote to your verified handle to confirm the authenticity of the email. From your verified handle you confirmed that the email is indeed from the counsulate sharing the official email. I raised further concerns (2/n)

So let me ask you these questions publically
Why the email asks members of public to collect information on 'Sikh diaspora' and send it as 'high priority'?
It is possible for diaspora to voluntarily furnish their information? Sikh or non-Sikh should not matter. (3/n)

Why is the information on Sikh diaspora being collected without a proper 'conscent' of those whose information is being collected?
Why have the cgi not invited the sikh diaspora to furnish their information instead of asking other to collect list of names and address?(4/n)

What is the data protection protocol and towards what end this data will be used? I am really curious as a resident in Europe for almost a decade I am aware that GDPR prevents such kind of personal data collection without conscent? So why is the consulate doing this? (5/n)

And finally is this German specific or do we need to send data of all the Sikh Community people we might have come across in life! in that case is there a circular that you can share with us? Governance transparency is as important as right to privacy and rule of law u see(6/6)

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