| Punjab | 9 Dec 2016 | Asia Samachar |
The Akal Takht Jathedar will deliberate on the Sikh Reht Maryada (SRM) and Dasam Granth issues raised by the Malaysian Gurdwaras Council (MGC).
Singh Sahib Giani Gurbachan Singh made the remarks when he received the letter delivered in person by a MGC member on 26 Nov 2016 in Amritsar.
“Singh Sahib Ji said he will raise the matters at an up-coming meeting,” Ashdeepak Singh, an MGC Selangor exco, told Asia Samachar.
In a letter dated 2 Dec 2016, MGC thanked the jathedar for receiving the letter. A copy of the letter was made available to Asia Samachar.
In a letter dated 15 Nov 2016, MGC has called up the Akal Takht to take action against parties placing other scriptures at par with the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS).
In the strongly-worded letter to the Sikh body based in Amritsar, the Kuala Lumpur based MGC has urged for ‘visible and concrete steps’ to push back attempts to place Dasam Granth (DG) at par with the SGGS.
“As this matter is becoming very serious to the extent that now some elements are challenging the status of Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) by placing DG on par with SGGS Ji, and this act poses a direct challenge to the Sikh religion and Panth.
“This has resulted in increasing disunity among the Sikhs. Up till now, Singh Sahib Ji has not taken any visible and concrete steps to overcome this issue, which in fact is your prime responsibility,” reads the English translation of the letter.
A copy of the letter was mailed to all gurdawaras in Malaysia. MGC represents 108 gurdwara in Malaysia.
DG has been a source of heated debates in Sikhs circles for many years now. It revolves around a compilation which some Sikhs believe are the compositions of Guru Gobind Singh, while others believe they are not entirely the compositions of the tenth Guru of the Sikhs.
On the local front, MGC has floated the slogan Ek Granth, Ek Panth, Ek Maryada to rally Sikh organisations, gurdwaras and individuals towards SGGS.
The slogan is taking root with a number of gurdwaras, including Seremban and Klang, adopting is as part of their leadership ethos.
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