SGPC bans filming of TikTok videos inside Golden Temple
Amritsar, February 8
The SGPC today got posters pasted in the Golden Temple prohibiting filming of videos inside the complex.
The step was taken after recurrent instances of TikTok videos surfacing on social media. The staff posted in the ‘parkarma’ have been directed to keep a vigil in this regard.
We want all devotees to visit the Golden Temple without any hassle and are not in favour of imposing (mobile) ban, but the way the incidents of TikTok are surfacing, I think imposing the ban on carrying mobile phones inside (Golden Temple) will have to be pondered over in the future.
Giani Harpreet Singh, Akal Takht Jathedar
The posters were pasted at ‘parkarma’, langar hall and counters of various utilities to make visitors aware of the religious sanctity of the place.
Some videos of girls dancing to music in the Golden Temple went viral on TikTok which hurt religious sentiments of the devotees.
Jaswinder Singh Dinpur, manager of Harmandar Sahib, said the staff had been asked not to keep mobile while on duty and keep a watch on devotees for not allowing them to record videos. — TNS
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