The Sikh clergy at the Akal Takht issued a 'tankhah' (religious punishment) for Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday, citing the 'mistakes' made by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and its government in ...

Jathedars (heads) of all five Sikh temporal seats led by the then Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh pardoned the dera chief on September 24, 2015, for imitating Guru Gobind Singh in 2007.