Chandigarh: The Akal Takht Tuesday summoned Punjab Tourism Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond for an alleged sacrilegious depiction of Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru, in a wall painting at the newly built memorial of Sikh general Bhai Jeewan Singh at Anandpur Sahib .

The memorial was inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann last month as part of a series of events organised by his government to mark 350 years of the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh guru.

The Akal Takht, the highest temporal body of Sikhs, is recognised as the keeper of Sikh code of conduct ( rahat maryada ) and traditions. Show Full Article

Issuing a show cause notice to Sond, the Akal Takht secretariat sought an explanation on the circumstances and manner in which the painting w

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