When a war between India and Pakistan seemed imminent in 1965, .................., the President of the Akali Dal, refusing to suspend the agitation affirmed that "the country is dear but Punjabi Suba [state] is dearer."

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Sant Fateh Singh was the President of the Akali Dal during the 1965 period when tensions between India and Pakistan were escalating. He famously refused to suspend the agitation for the creation of a Punjabi-speaking state, asserting the importance of the Punjabi Suba movement even in the face of potential war.

When a War Between India and Pakistan Seemed Imminent in 1965