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June 24, 2026, 03:19 PM - 6 min read
The public mood is not in favour of Mann. Had he not chosen to defy and confront the Akal Takht, the situation might have been different for him today.
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June 16, 2026, 03:26 PM - 6 min read
Mann has often dared his opponents to play on “their pitch”. This time, the Akalis seem to have thrown a challenge back at him on a pitch where it is not easy for a non-Panthic party to play. The battle does not stop here, particularly when it concerns religion. People are highly emotive and sensitive towards religious matters, where they are not even ready to give benefit of doubt.
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June 16, 2026, 03:19 PM - 3 min read
Mann took a defiant stand, saying that the person in the controversial video was not him. In a video statement, he said while he has the utmost respect and reverence for the Akal Takht, its present-day officials, whom he described as political appointees, were serving their political masters by making false allegations against him.
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June 15, 2026, 06:26 PM - 3 min read
The Akal Takht on Monday declared Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann a “Guru Dokhi” (one opposed to the Guru) and “Panth Virodhi” (against the Sikh community), citing an objectionable video allegedly showing him engaged in conduct that hurt Sikh religious sentiments.
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March 18, 2025, 06:19 PM - 2 min read
The controversy began when several youths in Manali faced backlash from locals for displaying photos of Bhindranwale on their bikes.
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March 10, 2025, 10:36 AM - 3 min read
Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Monday took charge as jathedar of Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, assuming a key religious role amid controversy over the SGPC’s removal of two senior Sikh leaders. Addressing the congregation, he urged the Sikh community to remain united in the face of contemporary challenges.
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March 8, 2025, 11:59 AM - 6 min read
The tussle between the Shiromani Akali Dal, supposedly the representative party of the community, and the five religious institutions, called Takhts, continues unabated. The latest episode is the sacking of the Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and Takht Kesgarh Sahib Jatehdar Giani Sultan Singh by the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee.
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December 21, 2024, 08:55 PM - 4 min read
Punjab’s panthic politics is witnessing a confrontation between the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and former acting Akal Takht Jathedar, Giani Harpreet Singh. With tensions rising over religious authority, the situation mirrors the historical Church-State conflicts, potentially leading to a separation of powers between the religious and political spheres in Punjab.
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