The North American Punjabi Association, which is leading the campaign against the Pike Cafe and Bar, said that its management has assured them that the portraits would be removed by Thursday.
In a statement NAPA spokesperson, Satnam Singh Chahal, said the bar owner expressed his ignorance over the significance of these portraits and said that they were not aware these portraits were of Sikh Gurus.
Macpherson is also owner of the Bowery Hotel and the Jane Hotel, and the recently opened The Marlton all in New York.
In a letter to Congressman John Germandy, NAPA said displaying full size portraits of the Sikh Gurus in a bar where alcohol is being served was hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh Community.
"Manager of the bar Mr Hallyeluyah assured me that before the end of the day he will remove all the portraits of the Sikh Gurus from their establishment," Chahal said in his letter, adding that the portraits were not removed till Wednesday.
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