““Ready for legal battle”: Archana Makwana asks SGPC to withdraw FIR over performing Yoga in Golden Temple, says the FIR is baseless and police were misled”, Opindia, June 27, 2024:
“A massive controversy erupted recently after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) filed an FIR against Instagram influencer and fashion designer Archana Makwana for performing yoga inside the Golden Temple premises. Makwana has been receiving rape and death threats following the incident. Now, Makwana has appealed to the SGPC to withdraw the FIR filed against her. She further said that if SGPC does not withdraw the FIR, she is ready for a legal battle.
Archana Makwana said in an Instagram post on Thursday (27th June) that others who witnessed her practice yoga at the location were not outraged. She further stated that one of the individuals who took her photos was a Sikh. Notably, SGPC has also taken action against three employees for not stopping the woman from performing Yoga on the Prakrama of Sri Darbar Sahib on 21 June, on the occasion of International Yoga Day.
“When I was doing Shirshasana on the 21st of June at Golden Temple Amritsar 1000 Sikh people were watching me not one person stopped me or raised an objection on it. In fact, the gentleman who took my photo was a Sardarji himself he didn’t find it offending, he didn’t stop me from doing it, and the people who were watching it Live weren’t offended then I am wondering how come it’s wrong & how has it hurt someone’s religious sentiments?” Makwana said……”
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