Amritsar, April 17: After a purported video of a woman being denied entry into Amritsar's Golden Temple, allegedly as she had the tricolour painted on her face, evoked sharp reactions on social media a Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) official has issued a clarification. Woman Denied Entry Into Golden Temple: Controversy Erupts After Temple Sewadar 'Stops' Woman With Cheek Painted in 'Tricolour' From Entering Sri Harmandar Sahib (Watch Video).
"This is a Sikh shrine. Every religious place has its own decorum...We welcome everyone...We apologise if an official misbehaved...The flag on her face was not our national flag as it didn't have Ashoka Chakra. It could have been a political flag," Gurcharan Singh Grewal, SGPC General Secretary said on the viral video. Woman With 'Tricolour' Painted on Face Denied Entry Into Golden Temple, SGPC Official Issues Clarification After Video Goes Viral.
Woman Denied Entry Into Golden Temple:
Golden temple commitee did not allowed a person, just because he had he kept Bharat Tricolour flag symbol in cheeks. Recently SGPC was also found supporting separatist and writing about Anti-Sanatan.pic.twitter.com/ycCj5kyYMt
— Anshul Pandey (@Anshulspiritual) April 17, 2023
According to the purported video clip, the woman accompanied by a man are seen arguing with a man at the famed Amritsar Gurudwara. In the purported video on being asked why the woman was not being allowed to enter, the man points out the painted flag on her face. "This is Punjab, not India," the man is heard saying in the purported video.
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