'Kirpan' a symbolic religious object, an article of faith or a weapon?

In light of a current controversy in Perth, where a school has allowed a Sikh student to wear his kirpan to school, and a survey revealed that many in the wider community feel this shouldn't have happened, we ask you to think of this in an Australian context - is the kirpan a symbolic religious object or a weapon? Preetinder Grewal reports…

Kirpan - An article of Sikh faith