India, March 15 -- Newly installed Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, who was also recently appointed acting jathedar of Akal Takht, on Saturday reiterated his appeal for the Sikh community to unite and announced the launch of a Panthic Lehar (unity wave) from Baisakhi (April 13).

In his brief address as jathedar (head priest) during the Hola Mohalla celebrations at Anandpur Sahib, Giani Gargaj, 40, said: "The Panthic Lehar will be launched from Baisakhi and we will begin with poor Sikh families. The elaborate plan for carrying out the campaign will be declared very shortly. I'm a mere sewadar of the Sikhs, not the jathedar of the Takht. I will work for the unity of the community."

He called upon Sikh organisat...