Sikh groups contest Bachchan’s claim of innocence

They alleged that Bachchan’s objectionable comments had been aired in the media.

After being barred by Akal Takht from participating in a religious function,Bachchan had written a letter to the Takht on December 1 stating that he had not uttered anything against the community during the 1984 riots.

69-year-old Bachchan was asked by the Akal Takht not to attend the Virasat-e-Khalsa ceremony on November 25 at Anandpur Sahib over his alleged utterances during the riots in Delhi despite receiving an official invite from the Punjab government.

Bachchan,in his letter,said he never uttered any wrong word against the community during the riots and was not involved in any anti-Sikh activity.

The actor said that his mother Teji Bachchan was from a Sikh family and so he and his family were fully aware of the Sikh tenets and customs.