Amritsar, June 21 -- The Akal Takht on Saturday released a video of Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann's appearance before the supreme temporal seat of Sikhs in January this year regarding an alleged objectionable video. This came amid an ongoing row over the objectionable video on which the Akal Takht issued an edict against Mann on June 15 in Amritsar. In a statement, the Akal Takht said that when the chief minister appeared at Akal Takht Sahib on January 15 in connection with various issues being heard against him. In the released clip, Mann explicitly states, "This is completely fake," attributing it to the era of artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes. Mann claimed he could disprove the video's authenticity "with his own eyes, without any forensic analysis," but agreed to a formal investigation under the acting jathedar's supervision. The clip also shows Mann discrediting the individual behind the footage, stating "he uses drugs and has to be restrained with chains; he keeps posting such videos." Mann eventually agreed to let the government arrange a probe if directed. According to the Akal Takht secretariat, the footage was released to "prove that Mann lied to the temporal seat and failed to cooperate." Giani Gargaj said....