Radha Soami Satsang Beas gets new spiritual head, Gurinder Singh Dhillon nominates Jasdeep Singh Gill as his successor

Gill, 45, a distant relative of Dhillon, has taken over as patron of the RSSB society with immediate effect. He will also succeed Dhillon as ‘Sant Satguru’ (spiritual head) of the society and will have the authority ‘to give initiation’ (Naam).

A written note for “information of entire sangat” on nomination of Gill as successor of Dhillon by RSSB Secretary Devender Kumar Sikri reads, “Baba [Gurinder Singh Dhillon] Ji has expressed that like He (sic) has received full support and love of Sangat after Huzur Maharaj [Charan Singh] Ji, He (sic) has wished and requested that the same love and affection be given to S. Jasdeep Singh Gill in carrying out His (sic) Sewa as Patron as well as Sant Satguru.”

A PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Cambridge, Gill also holds a Master’s degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Until May 31 when he resigned, Gill served as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of pharmaceutical giant Cipla Limited. He also remained associated with Ranbaxy and Wealthy Therapeutics.

RSSB Secretary Sikri said over phone that Gill’s family had been associated with the sect for long and had been staying in Beas dera since 1998. Sikri added that Gill’s father Sukhdev Singh Gill retired from the Army where he served as an engineer.

Gurinder Singh Dhillon, 70, had succeeded his uncle Charan Singh as spiritual head of the sect in 1990. Prior to that, Dhillon was based in Spain.

As per its official website, “RSSB was established in India in 1891 and gradually began spreading to other countries. Today RSSB holds meetings in more than 90 countries worldwide. It is a non-profit organization with no affiliation to any political or commercial organizations.”