Vaheguru ji ka khalsa,
Vaheguru ji ki fatheh!
In light of the recent events taking place in India and Punjab, and the serious threats of violence being made against the Sikh community from the leaders of the Dera Sacha (Read: Jhootthaa) Sauda cult, there have been many meetings in the Sikh community to bring forth a resolution to this problem.
The Cult leader has been ridiculing the Sikh community and imitating the Vaisakhi Khalsa initiation ceremony, modelling himself as a self-proclaimed Guru of the new age. He has been purposefully attempting to hurt the sentiments of the Sikhs by dressing like Guru Gobind Singh ji, creating “7 Stars” as a replica of the Punj Pyare, and trying to duplicate other Sikh practices in order to gain followers. His cult’s followers have become increasingly confrontational, violently attacking and injuring innocent Sikh bystanders at public protests and rallies. In response to this, a gathering of all Sikh groups at Takhat Sri Damdama Sahib yesterday denounced the cult and demanded the Punjab & Haryana governments to shut down the cult and arrest their leader within 3 days.
Due to this environment, all BC community organizations and groups of all faiths have been invited to attend a community meeting tomorrow, *FRIDAY, MAY 17* at 7pm at Gurdwara Sahib Sukh Sagar on Wood Street in New Westminster, to discuss means of resolution to this conflict and attack against the Sikh community.
**Please Note**
Due to this situation, the volunteers of Shan-E-Khalsa Gurmat Academy will also be busy in this meeting and the “Sports Day” event on Saturday has been *POSTPONED* until further notice. The volunteers of Shan-E-Khalsa Gurmat Academy would like to humbly apologize to the sangat for any inconvenience and promise to send updates about the event when a new date is scheduled, as soon as (with Guru ji’s kirpa) the situation improves.
For updates and information please visit:
http://www.panthic.org
http://www.sikhsangat.org
Vaheguru ji ka khalsa,
Vaheguru ji ki fatheh!
