Amritsar, Nov. 2 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Saturday attended a commemorative event organised by the local Sikh community in England's Thetford town to mark the 133rd death anniversary of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last ruler of the Sikh kingdom, who was exiled to England in 1849 after the British annexed his empire.

Addressing the gathering, the jathedar said Maharaja Duleep Singh, son of Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh, passed away in exile in Paris, France, in 1893, while yearning for the welfare, progress and prosperity of the Khalsa Panth and Punjab.

He said the Maharaja's love for Sikhi and Punjab, and his eventual return to the Sikhi, inspired Sikhs to remain connected with their religious tra...