SGPC, Sikh Book Club at loggerheads over printing of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
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SGPC has appealed to Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib to take strict action against a person associated with the Sikh Book Club, who has committed an "unacceptable act" by adding extra lagan-matravan (punctuations of Gurmukhi) and bindis (dots) by changing the original verses of Gurbani.
Amritsar: The Sikh Book Club has rebutted the objections raised by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) against them and has said that SGPC has no authority to restrict the global printing and distribution of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
The propaganda that is being spread by the SGPC is an attempt to monopolize the printing and distribution of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Sikh Book Club, a US-based organisation, said.
In a press release, the Sikh Book Club said, "Should the SGPC not agree with the version of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji found on SikhBookClub.com, they can choose not to use it."
The Club added that it is propaganda that is being spread by the SGPC to monopolize the printing and distribution of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
It is notable that on Thursday (March 24, 2022), SGPC President Harjinder Singh Dhami had appealed to Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib to take strict action against Thaminder Singh Anand, associated with the Sikh Book Club, who had uploaded the concerned objectionable saroop at sikhbookclub.com.
