Pakistani model poses bare head at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib; DSGMC seeks action

A Pakistani model has kicked up a controversy after posing 'bare head' for a clothing advertisement at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan. Describing it as an insult to the Sikh community, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjinder Singh Sirsa has asked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to take strict action against her for posing bare head at the religious place.

Such behaviour & act at pious place of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is totally unacceptable! Can she dare to do the same at her religious place in Pakistan?@ImranKhanPTI @GovtofPakistan shd tk immed action to stop this trend of treating Sri Kartarpur Sahib as picnic spot by Pak people pic.twitter.com/AwyIkmqgbC — Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) November 29, 2021

 Also read | India to review decision on resumption of scheduled international flights Taking to his Twitter handle, DSGMC's Manjinder Singh Sirsa shared the pictures of the Pakistani model clicked at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. "Such behaviour and act at a pious place of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is totally unacceptable! Can she dare to do the same at her religious place in Pakistan?" he tweeted. "The Pakistan Government should immediate intervene and take steps to stop this trend of treating Kartarpur Sahib as a picnic spot by Pakistan people," he added. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1600"] DSGMC president Manjinder Singh Sirsa has asked Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to take strict action against the model. Photo: Social media[/caption] Also read | New Zealand politician cycles to hospital in labour, gives birth He tweeted: "Modelling at Sri Kartarpur Sahib is Desecration. Pak Court issued Arrest Warrant of star who did dance video at Mosque; same must be done against this woman from Lahore as an example of treating all religion at par. Otherwise, any talk of respect for Sikhism is hollow." He has sought a strict action against the model. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="3978"] The woman posed 'bare head' at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan. Photo: Social media[/caption] The DSGMC has also written to Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar demanding him to take up with the Pakistan Government.

We demand strict action against those models and agencies of Pakistan who disrespect the sanctity of Sri Kartarpur Sahib

My letter to @DrSJaishankar Ji and Sh JP Singh, Jt Sec, PAI, Min of Ext Affairs to discuss this issue with @GovtofPakistan@thetribunechd @ANI @TimesNow pic.twitter.com/alBW1YMY3x — Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) November 29, 2021

 Notably, in pictures shared on social media, a model can be seen posing for an advertisement for a women’s clothing brand at the gurdwara in Punjab province of Pakistan.

Modelling at Sri Kartarpur Sahib is Desecration. Pak Court issued Arrest Warrant of star who did dance video at Mosque; same must be done against this woman frm Lahore as example of treating all religion at par Otherwise, any talk of respect for Sikhism is hollow @GovtofPakistan https://t.co/0OsPJyg3a9 pic.twitter.com/T2CigYRsxR — Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) November 29, 2021

 “A Pakistani business promotion agency used the premises of historical Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib, Pakistan, for promotion of ladies clothes. This act of agency/model has deeply hurt the religious sentiments of Sikh community worldwide. It is unfortunate that the local administration allowed an agency to use the religious place of worship for such promotions (sic),” the letter read. -PTC News