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| June 7, 2010 | Akal Takht calls upon excommunicated persons to return to Sikh fold | |
Amritsar:Akal Takht, the highest Sikh temporal seat, on Sunday offered another chance to excommunicated community persons to return to Sikh fold. The five Sikh Jathedars,
or high priests, said that all those persons who have been excommunicated from
the Sikh community should present themselves before the Akal Takth here to submit
an apology. "The Sikh community has taken an important decision that till today
the people who have been excommunicated from the Akal Takht, they are getting
another golden chance. They need to produce themselves in front of the Akal Takht
sahib within the next one month and do an apology prayer. If they fail to come
out within one month then the devotees should act against them strictly," said
Gyani Gurbachan Singh, Jathedar, Akal Takht. In January this year Gyani Darshan
Singh Ragi, a former high priest of the Akal Takth, was expelled from the religion
for making objectionable remarks against the tenth spiritual guru, Guru Gobind
Singh, during a congregation in the United States in November 2009. Reportedly,
he failed to clarify his position before the five Jathedars for his objectionable
remarks. Incidents of excommunicating in Sikh religion are not uncommon; followers
are liable for being declared Tankhiya for flouting Sikhism practices like cutting
hair or trying to bring disrepute to the Guru Granth Sahib. |
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