The former national security advisor for Canada said that initially Hardeep Singh Nijjar's death was considered a retaliation for Ripudaman Malik's murder

Thomas, who was NSA at the time when Nijjar was shot dead in Surrey last year, appeared before Canada’s foreign interference inquiry

NSA Jody Thomas testified that initial intelligence and police investigation into the Hardeep Singh Nijjar assassination suggested that the murder was in retaliation for the killing of Ripudaman Singh Malik,

Jody Thomas, who was NSA at the time of Hardeep Singh Nijjar's murder, told the foreign interference inquiry that members of the Canadian Sikh community were not satisfied with the assessment that the killing was a tit-for-tat for Ripudaman Singh Malik's murder.

Justin Trudeau said Canadian officials had first sought cooperation with India “in a responsible way” that doesn’t "blow up" ties between Ottawa and New Delhi.