Sunny Leone (File photo)

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and Sikh women leadership have objected to Bollywood actress and one-time porn star Sunny Leone 's upcoming web series ‘Karenjit Kaur: The Untold Story of Sunny Leone’. They are upset with producers using ‘Kaur’ in the series.

SGPC’s additional secretary and spokesperson Diljit Singh Bedi said on Friday, “Kaur is a very respectable and exalted name given by Sikh gurus to Sikh women. A person who didn’t follow the teachings of Sikh Gurus shouldn’t use the word Kaur as this could hurt Sikh religious feelings. Sikhs will not allow her to use it. She should tender a public apology.”

According to Article XVII of SGPC’s Sikh Rehat Maryada (code of religious conduct), pertaining to ceremonies of birth and naming of a child - “A name starting with the first letter of the hymn of the Hukam (command) should be proposed by the granthi and, after its acceptance by the congregation, the name should be announced by him. A boy’s name should be suffixed with ‘Singh’ and girl’s name with ‘Kaur’.

Echoing similar views, president of the Istri Akali Dal, Bibi Jagir Kaur, said, “She is using the word Kaur for making her biopic a success, unaware of the fact that the same could hurt Sikh religious sentiments.” She opined that instead of using the word Kaur, she could use Sunny Leone sine Kaur was a righteous and illustrious surname of Sikh women signifying Sikh values which had been the guiding principles of the community.

