AMBALA, Haryana, India—City Mayor Ramesh Mal tendered an apology for his statement hurting the religious sentiments of the Sikh community on November 9.
In a public meeting here on November 8, Mal, who represents congress party, made a remark that disrespected Guru Gobind Singh, tenth Guru of the Sikhs by comparing him with a local Congress MLA Venod Sharma, a close ally of Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Chief Minister of Haryana.
His statement came under sharp criticism from Sikh leaders who lodged their objection against it.
Being embarrassed by the strong criticism, he admitted his guilt and tendered an apology in presence of Guru Granth Sahib at a Gurdwara Sahib. The Gurdwara committee has ordered him to do seva at Jorha Ghar as a punishment.
The mayor said, “I made the remark by mistake. I respect the Sikh community a lot and am ready for any kind of punishment for my guilt.”
