Amritsar, April 13: In the wake of anger against the SGPC and Akal Takht for previously endorsing the film, ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’, SGPC chief secretary Roop Singh on Thursday apologised to the Sikh community for being party to the controversy.
Roop Singh posted this confession on a social networking site in the morning, prior to the clergy meeting and Akal Takht’s decision to excommunicate film producer Harinder Singh Sikka.
Roop Singh referred to the letter issued under his signature on March 19, directing gurdwaras to prominently display posters of the film and so that the devotees should be made aware of the film based on Guru Nanak.
He submitted that the letter was withdrawn on March 29. “It was a blunder on my part to issue such a letter. I seek pardon from the Sikh community,” he wrote.
Simultaneously, he clarified that he had issued the letter only on the basis of an earlier letter issued by his predecessor Harcharan Singh after a sub-committee constituted by the SGPC cleared the film.
To substantiate his claim, he posted the letter dated May 13, 2016, which reads: “It is in continuation to the letter number 31,424 and now that the film is seen by members of the committee, formed by the SGPC, we have no objection in granting you the permission for the release of the film.”
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