Thursday, August 6, 2020

Declared Tankhayia, Gurinderpal Singh Gora and Rattan Singh Jaffarwal Approached Akal Takht to Seek Pardon.

Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh pronounces ‘tankhayia’ on the associates of former SAD Minister Sucha Singh Langah in Amritsar on Tuesday 4th August 2020.

Amritsar: A day after being declared tankhayia (guilty of religious misconduct), Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee member Gurinderpal Singh Gora and SGPC dharam parchar committee (DPC) former member Rattan Singh Jaffarwal approached Akal Takht to seek pardon.

Former Sad Minister Sucha Singh Langah
Gurinderpal Singh Gora denied that he had any role in rebaptisation of former Akali minister Sucha Singh Langah. He also denied that he was seen in the photographs going viral on social media in which he and 
Rattan Singh Jaffarwal were seen with Langah. “These could be old photographs. I don’t know about them. All I know is I have always been dedicated to Akal Takht and will abide by its directions. I have come here to seek pardon for any mistake that may have been committed inadvertently by me,” he said.

Rattan Singh Jaffarwal also denied having any role in the attempts to bring back excommunicated Lanagh in Sikhism. “Akal Takht is supreme for me and my family. I will abide by its directions,” he said.

On Tuesday 4th July, Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh had declared both Gora and Jaffarwal tankhaiya for their alleged role in rebaptisation of Langah.

A day earlier, the panj pyaras (five beloved ones) who had performed the initiation ceremony and had pronounced religious atonement upon Langah had also approached the Akal Takht to seek pardon .

On Monday 3rd August,Langah and his family members had appeared before panj pyaras (five beloved ones) at Gurdwara Garhi Baba Banda Singh Bahadur situated in Gurdas Nanagal village in Gurdaspur district to seek pardon for the “mistake:committed by him in the past. The SGPC had also suspended three employees of the Gurdwara for not informing about Langah’s rebaptisation to the SGPC.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/declared-tankhayia-duo-says-did-no-wrong-seeks-pardom-from-akal-takht/articleshow/77382749.cms

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/takht-awards-tankhah-to-langahs-associates-122206

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/ex-communicated-langah-pardoned-by-panj-pyaras-re-takes-amrit-sanchar-ceremony-121644

Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi



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