Amritsar, June 17 -- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) member Surjit Singh Bittawad has supported the edict issued by the Akal Takht against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann over a controversial viral video, claiming that the footage had been verified by a government-recognised agency and urging the Chief Minister to resign and seek forgiveness at the Akal Takht.

The remarks came a day after the Akal Takht, led by acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, directed the Sikh community to shun ties with the Punjab Chief Minister over the controversy surrounding the video. Mann, however, has rejected the authenticity of the video, describing it as "false propaganda."

Speaking on the matter to ANI, Bittawad said, "The...