'Nanak Shah Fakir' may enrage Sikhs, Dal Khalsa tells Prez

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Press Trust of India Amritsar
Last Updated : Apr 14 2015 | 12:13 AM IST
Alleging that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has not yet cautioned the producer of 'Nanak Shah Fakir' for alleged human-form depiction of Guru Nanak in the film, radical Sikh outfit Dal Khalsa today wrote to President saying the movie has potential to enrage the community.
The outfit wrote to President Pranab Mukherjee alleging that the movie, slated to hit the screens this Friday, depicts Guru Nanak in human form and the role of Guru's sister - Bebe Nanaki - is also played by an actor.
This way, the movie produced by Sikh-Harinder Singh Sikka shows utter disregard for Sikh tenets and severely hurts the their belief system.
Referring to earlier protest against some controversial films, Dal Khalsa spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh said that like then the Sikhs had no choice but to respond.
He also expressed anguish that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has not yet even bothered to utter a word of caution to the producer.
Meanwhile, about a hundred students of Guru Nanak Dev University led by Paramjit Singh Mand and Amrinder Singh today staged a protest against the film demanding complete ban on it.
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First Published: Apr 14 2015 | 12:13 AM IST

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