Photograph of Fauja Singh giving a speech to American Sikhs at the Gurdaspur jail.jpg

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Description	Photograph of Fauja Singh giving a speech to American Sikhs at the Gurdaspur jail. He was a Sikh leader martyred in the 1978 Sikh–Nirankari clashes.
Author or copyright owner	Unknown
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: Unknown Immediate source: https://www.mrsikhnet.com/BhaiFaujaSingh/
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Fauja Singh (Sikh leader)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of their biographical article
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Subject passed away in 1978, it is unlikely that any public domain images exist as of now of him.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	Will only be used in the article about subject.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	Unaware of any possibilities or attempts of commercial usage for this photograph by the potential copyright holder. Nil scope for commercialization and image is available on the internet.
Other information	The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: 13 April 1978
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Fauja Singh (Sikh leader)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Photograph_of_Fauja_Singh_giving_a_speech_to_American_Sikhs_at_the_Gurdaspur_jail.jpgtrue

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