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Jaswant Singh Kanwal singes Master Tara Singh in new book
WSN Bureau

AMRITSAR: Noted Punjabi litterateur Jaswant Singh Kanwal, often hailed for straight talk but also a subject of controversies for his maverick views and strong anti-migrant stance, is now the target of ire of Bibi Kiranjot Kaur, grand daughter of Panth Rattan Master Tara Singh.

Kanwal, it seems, has made some unsavoury remarks against the legendary Akali Dal leader as well as the party in his new book “Punjabio Marna Hai Ke Jeena”.

Interestingly, Kiranjot had in 2000 dragged then breakaway Akali Dal of Gurcharan Singh Tohra into a controversy over Sirdar Kapur Singh's book Sachi Sakhi claiming extrapolation of many paragraphs showing the Master in a bad light.

The Punjab Government will be in a fix over the new revelations as Kiranjot is also a member of the 32-member advisory committee of the Punjab Language Department that cleared the name of Kanwal for the Punjabi Sahit Rattan Award recently.

Demands for withdrawal of the award are likely. Master Tara Singh played a key role during the turbulent phase of 1946-47 and is credited with saving all of Punjab going to Pakistan. In his book, Kanwal accuses him of ditching Pakistan founder Jinnah who he claimed was for creating a buffer Sikh state.

Kanwal will find some support from Sikh sections as he has minced no words in exposing the passive and active collusion between the ruling Akali Dal and RSS-BJP.

3 September 2008
 

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