A lot of what I heard was indirect, and I don't think it's fair to repeat hearsay, but in some limited examples I would hear directly that it was.... I'm not sure you would use the words “foreign intervention”; it would be more.... Right now, as to the whole discussion of what is appropriate and inappropriate for a consul general, I think that assessment is still being determined. One example would be the consul general saying, “Did you see what your friend did? He was at Deep Sidhu's vigil. How can you explain that?” It would be more about posing questions to highlight why they did not support the positions I had taken.
I will note, given the case of the Deep Sidhu vigil, that I attend every vigil in my city that occurs at city hall. When there is grief an grieving in the community, I try to share in that sorrow.