Monday, June 7, 2010

Akal Takht calls upon excommunicated persons to return to Sikh fold

Amritsar

Akal Takht, the uppermost the Sikh temporal seat, Sunday offered a second chance to ban community persons to return to the Sikh fold.

The five Sikh Jathedars or high priests said that all those who have been excommunicated from the Sikh community to introduce themselves to Akal Takth here to send an admission of guilt.

"The Sikh group of people has taken an important decision, to the present day people who have been banished from the Akal Takht, they had another golden chance. They have to produce in front of Akal Takht Sahib in the next month and make an apology prayer. If they do not come out within a month, should the pious act towards them severely, "said Gyani Gurbachan Singh, Jathedar, and Akal Takht.

In January this year, Darshan Singh Gyani Rage, was a former senior pastor of Akal Takth expelled from religion to make inappropriate remarks at the tenth spiritual guru, Guru Gobind Singh, during a church in the United States in November 2009.

It is said that he was able to clarify his place before the five Jathedars for his offensive remarks.

Incidents of excommunicated Sikh religion is not unusual, supporters likely to be declared Tankhiya ignoring Sikh practice as cutting hair or trying to bring disrepute to the Guru Granth Sahib

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