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- Meanwhile, some members of the Pakistani Sikh community, on condition of anonymity, have shared the video and related information and have urged the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, and Akal Takht Sahib to raise the matter internationally.
- They have demanded that legal action be taken against the Pakistani clerics who made objectionable remarks about the Sikh community, the Sikh articles of faith (Kakaars), and the Sikh Gurus, and that they be given the death penalty.
- In this sequence, a recent video of a Pakistani cleric has gone public in which he claims that Guru Nanak Dev Ji had accepted Islam and that Muslims buried him in Baghdad and built his grave there.
From time to time, several videos of various Islamic religious programs in Pakistan have surfaced in which objectionable remarks are made about the Sikh community, and especially about the Sikh Gurus. In this sequence, a recent video of a Pakistani cleric has gone public in which he claims that Guru Nanak Dev Ji had accepted Islam and that Muslims buried him in Baghdad and built his grave there. He said that Sikhs did not even have the courage to take the funeral of their Prophet (Guru) from the Muslims.
He also claimed before his followers that after Guru Nanak Dev Ji converted to Islam, Guru Gobind Singh Ji and Maharaja Ranjit Singh became fearful that Sikhism would be in danger. Therefore, they allegedly got false and fabricated history written.
In addition, other videos show Mufti Tariq Masood Deobandi, head of Jamia Tur Rasheed, and a self-proclaimed Sufi saint, Maulana Dr. Professor Muhammad Suleman alias Hafiz Pir Muhammad Suleman Misbahi Alkhadmi, speaking against Sikhs and the Sikh Gurus. These videos, filled with hateful remarks against Sikhs, are being shared in thousands and even millions by the followers of these clerics on social media.
These clerics have used several derogatory terms for the Sikh community and have expressed the belief during their speeches that one day they will make all Sikhs accept Islam. Even before these clerics, several Pakistani religious leaders have made controversial remarks about Sikhs and the Sikh Gurus in their video messages. Unfortunately, despite this, some people from the Sikh community often appear eager to build closer ties with Pakistan, perhaps forgetting that today there is little space for Sikhs in Pakistan.
On the other hand, in India, Sikhs are being given full respect. The central and state governments are seen celebrating the days of the Sikh Gurus and Sahibzadas with great enthusiasm. Yet, it is often observed that some people from within the Sikh community use inappropriate language against their own country and governments.
Gunjeet Singh Bakhshi, head of the Sikh Brotherhood International organization, has demanded that the Government of India raise this issue at the international level and take action against such individuals. Meanwhile, some members of the Pakistani Sikh community, on condition of anonymity, have shared the video and related information and have urged the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, and Akal Takht Sahib to raise the matter internationally. They have demanded that legal action be taken against the Pakistani clerics who made objectionable remarks about the Sikh community, the Sikh articles of faith (Kakaars), and the Sikh Gurus, and that they be given the death penalty.
