A Pakistani model has sparked controversy online after she?posed inside the premises of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib (Kartarpur Sahib) wearing an Indian suit but with an uncovered head for a photoshoot.?
The model apparently did the photoshoot for a clothing brand named Mannat clothing. The clothing brand had also posted several pictures of the woman who was seen wearing a red suit posing for the camera without covering her head with the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in the background.
The shoot was pointed out by prominent Indian Sikh journalist, Ravinder Singh Robin.?"Modelling bareheaded for ladies' attire, in the premises of Gurdwara Sri Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan, by a Lahorite woman," the journalist tweeted. "[This] has several hurt the religious sentiments of Sikhs. Further, the pictures were uploaded on social media." Ravinder went on to tag PM Imran Khan and the Ministry of Religious Affairs of Pakistan.
After Ravinder's post went viral, it was condemned by many including the?President of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee,?Manjinder Singh Sirsa. He further said,?"Modelling at Sri Kartarpur Sahib is desecration. Pakistan court issued arrest warrant of star who did dance video at Mosque; same must be done against this woman from Lahore as an example of treating all religion at par." He added, "Otherwise, any talk of respect for Sikhism is hollow."
?Many criticized the clothing brand for shooting inside the Gurudwara and not following the basic rules of the holy place.?
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As the matter gained heat, the clothing brand Mannat clothing issued an apology and removed all the pictures.?"The pictures posted on our accounts are NOT part of any shoot done by Mannat Clothing. These pictures were provided to us by a third-party (blogger) in which they were wearing our dress. Please note that Mannat has absolutely NO role in deciding how and where the pictures were taken," the statement read.?
"However, we accept our mistake that we should not have posted this content and we apologise to every single person who was offended by this. All the holy places are very sacred to us."
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