Pakistani Model Runs Into Controversy After Posing ¡®Bare Headed¡¯ For Ad In Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara
In the photos posted on the Instagram handle of the clothing brand, the model could be seen wearing a red suit without covering her head and posing for the camera with the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in the background.
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.
Modelling bareheaded for ladies' attire, in the premises of Gurdwara Sri Darbar Sahib at #KartarpurSahib in Pakistan, by a Lahorite woman, has several hurt the religious sentiments of Sikhs. Further the pictures were uploaded on social media.@ImranKhanPTI @MORAisbOfficial pic.twitter.com/i5RX01kWGo
¡ª Ravinder Singh Robin ?????? ???? ?????????? ???? (@rsrobin1) November 29, 2021
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."
Such behaviour & act at pious place of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji is totally unacceptable!
¡ª Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) November 29, 2021
Can she dare to do the same at her religious place in Pakistan?@ImranKhanPTI @GovtofPakistan shd tk immed action to stop this trend of treating Sri Kartarpur Sahib as picnic spot by Pak people pic.twitter.com/AwyIkmqgbC
Many criticized the clothing brand for shooting inside the Gurudwara and not following the basic rules of the holy place.
#Kartarpur #Sahib #Gurdwara just a prop for the Pakistanis? Is this following #Maryada? #Pak model without her head covered with her back to Gurdwara Sahib? Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi wants #Maryada sign posts at the Gurdwara Sahib so that sentiments are not hurt by 'the ignorant' pic.twitter.com/GndzjSR8Lv
¡ª GAURAV C SAWANT (@gauravcsawant) November 29, 2021
This is unacceptable. These unethical practices will not be tolerated. Sometimes, it's their Tiktok stars & the other times it's their fashion industry.
¡ª Navdeep Singh (@Navdeep_UK) November 29, 2021
Apologies, sir. In Pakistan these social media stars and influencers have lost their minds. They have disrespected several other religious places(including faysal mosque) like this. I hope govt takes notice of this. No one should be allowed to disrespect any1¡¯s religious places.
¡ª Sohaib Nehal (@Sohaib_Nehal) November 29, 2021
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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