DSGMC FORMS 3-MEMBER PANEL TO VIEW SINGH IS KING
Patiala August 5:
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Monday formed a three-member committee to screen Akshay Kumar starrer Singh is Kinng to see whether if there Sikhs have been portrayed negatively in the film or not.
DSGMC president Paramjit Singh Sarna told reporters from Delhi and said that they have formed a three-member committee of Sikh experts that will see the movie and based on their feedback further action will be taken; the film is slated for release on August 8.
The DSGMC had sought a ban on the movie last Friday for allegedly ridiculing the Sikh community and wrote a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit asking her to ban the film in the national Capital. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), on Sunday left matter to entire Sikh community that it was up to the Sikhs to decide if they wanted to watch the film.
'The film's promos showed a Sikh character wearing a turban, while sporting a French cut. This is not a positive Sikh image. The screening should not be allowed until its makers make changes in the portrayal of Sikh character," said Sarna.
Patiala August 5:
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Monday formed a three-member committee to screen Akshay Kumar starrer Singh is Kinng to see whether if there Sikhs have been portrayed negatively in the film or not.
DSGMC president Paramjit Singh Sarna told reporters from Delhi and said that they have formed a three-member committee of Sikh experts that will see the movie and based on their feedback further action will be taken; the film is slated for release on August 8.
The DSGMC had sought a ban on the movie last Friday for allegedly ridiculing the Sikh community and wrote a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit asking her to ban the film in the national Capital. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), on Sunday left matter to entire Sikh community that it was up to the Sikhs to decide if they wanted to watch the film.
'The film's promos showed a Sikh character wearing a turban, while sporting a French cut. This is not a positive Sikh image. The screening should not be allowed until its makers make changes in the portrayal of Sikh character," said Sarna.