Key Highlights
- The response will be examined in detail after which directions will be given, he said.
- Mann added that he appeared before the Akal takht secretariat as a devout Sikh to offer his clarification and will obey any directive it gives.
- Jathedar Gargaj had on January 5 summoned Mann for allegedly making comments on ‘Guru ki Golak’ (a gurdwara donation box) and indulging in “objectionable activities” with the pictures of Sikh gurus and slain militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
- When asked about the comments made by the jathedar last week on certain videos circulating on social media, Mann said the video was fake or AI-generated, which could be verified in any forensic lab in the country.
- Mann is not the first chief minister to be summoned by the Akal Takht secretariat.
