Why dont Sikh Panthic Leaders promote Sikhi Parchar outside of Sikh Quam and to dalits and others? Answer might be astonishing or might not be. A common belief among them is: If too many of them become Sikh then the Panthic Leaders chair becomes a risk as their possibly could be a new majority. There was a time when 100 Million dalits were ready to become Sikh and wanted to be accepted into the Khalsa. Mastar Tara Singh felt if these many people become Sikh then they will clearly be the majority and his Chair will be at risk. Perhaps this is the reason why to this date, Panthic leaders dont welcome Dalits and others into the Panth. However, one doesnt need approval by these leaders, anyone can become a Sikh long as they follow Guru Jis teachings. And this is happening in Madhya Pradesh where entire villages of Dalits are becoming Sikh. Following via Some Rare Pics of Sikhism: On Baisakhi day in 1939 Ambedkar participated in the All India Sikh Mission conference in Amritsar with his followers wearing turbans, and deletated his nephew to take amrit and become a khalsa Sikh. Later some conflicts came up between Ambedkar and the Sikh leader Master Tara Singh, who undoubtedly feared Ambedkar’s political influence. The massive numbers of untouchables would overwhelm the existing Sikhs, if conversion took place; and Tara Singh feared that Ambedkar himself would become the leader of the Panth. In one incident, money (twenty five thousand rupees) apparently promised to Ambedkar was given instead to a follower of Tara Singh, Master Sujan Singh Sarhali; it never reached Ambedkar.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 01:49:55 +0000