07-03-2006, 10:04 AM
<b>Sikh groups clash inside Golden Temple complex</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The clash took place when the group led by former chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal did not allow Mann to speak from the dais.
This upset Mann's supporters who violently rushed to the stage, brandishing swords and other weapons, and forced Badal, Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar and other top Sikh leaders to run for cover. Mann's supporters broke the microphone also and manhandled Sikh leaders.
Following the incident, Akal Takht head priest JS Vedanti issued a religious proclamation holding Mann and his followers responsible for the unsavoury incident and directed all Sikhs not to invite Mann and others to any religious events.
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Back to square.
This upset Mann's supporters who violently rushed to the stage, brandishing swords and other weapons, and forced Badal, Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar and other top Sikh leaders to run for cover. Mann's supporters broke the microphone also and manhandled Sikh leaders.
Following the incident, Akal Takht head priest JS Vedanti issued a religious proclamation holding Mann and his followers responsible for the unsavoury incident and directed all Sikhs not to invite Mann and others to any religious events.
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Back to square.