The Story so far: A video that shook Punjab’s political landscape surfaced in October 2025. It showed a person similar to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann allegedly sprinkling alcohol on photographs of Sikh Gurus, triggering outrage, which soon turned into a full-blown controversy both on the political and religious front as the genuineness of the purported video continued to be debated. Police registered a case against Canada-based NRI Jagmandeep Singh, alias Jagman Samra, and his social media account was taken down as part of the crackdown.
As the controversy failed to die down, in January 2026, the Akal Takht, the highest Sikh temporal seat, summoned Mr. Mann, surrounding the allegation of disrespecting Gurus as seen in the video, to which Mr. Mann asserted that the person seen in the video was not him.
Published - June 26, 2026 10:56 am IST
