AMRITSAR, Dec. 10 — UK-based Sikh preacher Harinder Singh on Tuesday performed sewa at the Golden Temple after being held guilty by Sikh high priests for uttering a disrespectful word for a Guru during a discourse.
Singh arrived at the shrine to begin his tankhah as directed by the jathedars, joining others ordered to undertake religious service as corrective punishment. Officials said he participated in routine volunteer work inside the complex as part of the prescribed atonement.
His case was taken up alongside that of Akali leader Virsa Singh Valtoha and four others, who were handed separate punishments by the clergy on Monday. The high priests said the corrective steps were meant to reinforce decorum and preserve the dignity of Sikh traditions.
Singh is expected to continue sewa in the coming days as per the directions issued by the Sikh clergy.
