Asked about their source of funding, the ‘Panj Pyaras’ claimed the ‘sangat’ (Sikh public) across the world had given them “a good response”. The ‘Panj Pyaras’ (Guru’s five beloved ones) sacked from the Akal Takht last year opened their office here on Friday “to free the highest temporal seat of Sikhs from Akali clutches”. Alleging army’s hand in the disappearance of rare manuscripts from the Sikh reference library at the Golden Temple during Operation Bluestar in 1984, the ‘Panj Pyaras’ said they would take the matter to the United Nations (UN). The SGPC executive body sacked the rebels. Balbir Singh received a cheque for Rs 1 lakh from UK-based Sikh Relief.

Source: Hindustan Times June 10, 2016 10:18 UTC