Delhi Lieutenant Governor Sardar Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Friday paid heartfelt tribute to a Sikh leader and his grandfather, Sardar Teja Singh Samundri, on the occasion of his 100th martyrdom anniversary at a commemorative event held here at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib.
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor Sardar Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Friday paid heartfelt tribute to a Sikh leader and his grandfather, Sardar Teja Singh Samundri, on the occasion of his 100th martyrdom anniversary at a commemorative event held here at Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib.
Former President, Ramnath Kovind, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, wife of former PM Manmohan Singh Gursharan Kaur, and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Cabinet Ministers and a large gathering of devotees were present on the occasion.
The dignitaries joined the LG in paying homage to Sardar Teja Singh Samundri’s life and legacy, joining the Shabad Kirtan by Harjinder Singh, whose recitation of Gurbani lent a deeply spiritual dimension to the occasion, followed by Guru ka Langar, in keeping with the Sikh tradition of community service.
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A towering leader of the Akali movement, Samundri was martyred in Lahore Jail on 17 July 1926 while serving the Panth.
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He remains one of the most revered leaders of the Akali movement and a principal architect of the Gurdwara Reform Movement in the early twentieth century who played a central and often unsung role in the affairs of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee during its formative years, quietly shouldering much of the organisational responsibility even as other leaders held more visible positions in the movement.
His leadership during the historic Guru Ka Bagh Morcha, in particular, came to be widely regarded as instrumental in shaping public perception of the Akali movement’s philosophy of peaceful resistance and sacrifice.
In villages around Amritsar and Tarn Taran, he had taken a firm stand against caste discrimination, notably inviting Dalits to draw water from common wells.
His life continues to be remembered as an enduring embodiment of selfless service, moral courage, and unflinching commitment to principle, values that remain a profound source of inspiration a century after his sacrifice.
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