Thursday, August 7, 2008

Vedanti skips Giani Gurbachan Singh\'s coronation

AMRITSAR: The rancour was finally evident on Thursday with former jathedar of Akal Takht Joginder Singh Vedanti not attending the coronation of Giani Gurbachan Singh. Vedanti's ouster has raised questions about the functioning of SGPC and SAD's influence over it. Though SGPC president Avtar Singh maintained that Vedanti submitted his resignation owing to poor health, the theory gaining ground is that he was asked to do this to avoid being sacked. Balwant Singh Dhillon, professor and Sikh scholar, opined that the existing system of removal and appointment of jathedars only suits those who think they are competent to appoint them. He said he failed to understand the reason behind Vedanti's sudden exit. Karan Singh, founder president of the Sikh Foundation, Switzerland, said the Sikh diaspora was not happy with the treatment meted out to Vedanti. He alleged that the SAD was ruling the SGPC by proxy and was using the influence of Akal Takht for its political purposes. Karan said his foundation would honour Vedanti and would also initiate an international move against his \"forcible\" removal. \"No one should be allowed to remove a person who is revered by the Panth in this fashion,\" he said. Vedanti was not available for comments. His personal assistant Prithipal Singh said he didn't understand why SGPC had locked the Akal Takht secretariat. \"I have my personal computer, \"Chandoa Sahib\" and few other belongings there,\" he said. Prithipal also said Vedanti would come before media at an appropriate time.

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