Against Removal of Bhai Mohinder Singh Ji as Head Granthi of Palatine Guru Ghar

Sikh Religious Society Chicago

C/o Jaspreet Singh Ji, President

1280 Winnetka Street

Palatine, IL 60067

Petition against Hiring a New Head Granthi

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh,

The caring and concerned members of the Chicago Sikh Community would like to submit for your consideration a petition to end the current advertisement for hiring a new Head Granthi at the Sikh Religious Society, also known as Gurdwara Sahib or Guru Ghar, in Palatine, Illinois.

Recently, several Board members have initiated steps towards the hiring of a new Head Granthi. Advertisements for a new Head Granthi have been placed in local and overseas newspapers.

We are blessed to have a dedicated Bhai Ji in our Guru Ghar. Bhai Mohinder Singh Ji has selflessly served our Guru Ghar and community for over 27 years. Bhai Jiвs inspirational and enthusiastic attitude has helped raise the community we see today. Along with many others, Bhai Ji has helped to create a spiritual center called SRS Palatine Guru Ghar where our past, present, and future generations have learned and will learn to embrace the basic Sikh principles of sharing, equality, community, and the love of Waheguru.

Over the past few weeks Board members have initiated uncalled for and confusing steps that seem to be motivated with some kind of bias and prejudice towards Bhai Mohinder Singh Ji. These steps have included posting advertisements for a new Head Granthi in newspapers here in the USA as well overseas. These actions are a clear indication that Bhai Mohinder Singh Jiвs 27 years of Seva is being belittled and his sewa as Head Granthi is being jeopardized by seemingly personal and ulterior motives of only a few misguided individuals.

The idea of replacing Bhai Mohinder Singh Ji as Head Granthi is absolutely unwise and unacceptable to the Sangat members. Most importantly it is unjust unethical and above all a serious threat to the unity and harmony of the Sangat.

For the sake of harmony, unity and good-will in the community, and more importantly, for the respect and dignity of our Gurudwara, we humbly ask that the advertisement be withdrawn and Bhai Sahib allowed continuing as Head Granthi without any pre-conditions.

Please take timely and wise action to withdraw the advertisements from the newspapers and help restore peace, unity and harmony at our sacred Gurudwara.