Amritsar: After spinner Harbhajan Singh, it was the turn of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu to earn the ire of Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, which on Thursday accused him of taking part in yagna and wearing a thread across his body and allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Sikhs.
The Akal Takht asked Sidhu, the BJP MP, to come out with an apology to it ‘to pacify the anger of Sikh community before the situation could turn more serious’.
Akal Takht Jatehdar Gyani Gurbachan Singh said numerous complaints were received at Akal Takht against Sidhu alleging he had committed acts which were against the practice of Sikh community and hurting Sikh sentiments.
Jatehdar said a complaint received by the Akal Takht said Sidhu, along with his party activist district-level BJP leader Rajinder Mohan Singh Chinna, took part in a havan yagna held at the residence of Punjab cabinet Minister Lakshmi Kanta Chawla.
Jatehdar alleged Divya Joyti Jagran Sansthan was behind the yagna at Chawla's residence and Akal Takht considered "this organization as anti-Sikh since it had indulged in blasphemous acts for a long time against Sikhs".
The Jatehdar said being a Sikh, whatever Sidhu practiced, largely reflects on the Sikh community and it was his moral duty and responsibility to come out with apology to the Akal Takht as otherwise the anger of Sikh community may mount.
In October last year, the Jathedar had issued a warning to Harbhjan Singh who had pasted tilak on his forehead and disguised as Ravana on a TV show.
However, Harbhhjan had publicly apologized for his act.
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